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2010 USC TROJANS E NOTES GAM FOOTBALL

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2010 SCHEDULE (7-5) USC FOOTBALL CONCLUDES 2010 SEASON AGAINST CROSSTOWN RIVAL UCLA IN

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT FACTS Sept. 2 at Hawaii W 49-36 USC (7-5 overall, 4-4 Pac-10) vs. UCLA (4-7 overall, 2-6 Pac-10), Saturday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. PST, Sept. 11 Virginia W 17-14 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. Sept. 18 at Minnesota W 32-21 Sept. 25 at Washington State W 50-16 Oct. 2 Washington L 31-32 THEMES Oct. 9 at Stanford L 35-37 Although USC is ineligible for post-season play this year because of NCAA penalty, the Trojans Oct. 16 California W 48-14 still get to visit the Rose Bowl when they conclude their 2010 campaign there against UCLA. Oct. 30 Oregon L 32-53 The Bruins’ season also will end after this game, as they can’t get enough wins to be bowl Nov. 6 Arizona State W 34-33 eligible. It’s the 80th meeting between the crosstown rivals. The Pasadena stadium has been Nov. 13 at Arizona W 24-21 USC’s home away from home (this will be Troy’s 50th contest in the Rose Bowl). It’s the first Nov. 20 at Oregon State L 7-36 USC-UCLA game since 2000 when neither team is ranked (the Trojans have done well Nov. 27 Notre Dame L 16-20 historically against unranked Bruin teams). USC has lost just once in the last 11 matchups Dec. 4 at UCLA 7:30 p.m. (FSN) against UCLA, including having captured the past 3 games. Besides pride and year-long city PAC-10 STANDINGS bragging rights, also at stake in the game are possession of the Victory Bell and points in the Crosstown Gauntlet standings. Both teams will don their home jerseys. This is just the seventh PAC-10 OVERALL night game in the series (but the first one in Pasadena) and the second latest start time. It’s W L W L also USC’s school record 10th night game of 2010. There will be 2 sets of brothers on opposite ORE 8 0 11 0 sidelines. Both teams also feature players whose fathers and brothers once wore the STAN 8 1 11 1 opponent’s colors (including TB , USC’s rushing leader, whose dad topped the ARIZ 4474 Bruins in rushing 35 years ago), as well as coaches who coached at the “other” school. UCLA USC4475 OSU4456 even earned his law degree at USC. A win over UCLA would WASH 4456 give his eighth victory of 2010, the second most wins of any new USC head coach. ASU3556 USC, playing one of the nation’s toughest schedules, lost a heartbreaker last Saturday to CAL3657 intersectional rival Notre Dame. QB filled in for injured QB (his UCLA 2647 status against UCLA is uncertain), who ranks high on USC’s career passing and total offense WSU1729 charts. Troy’s top 2 receivers are also dangerous return specialists: Freshman All-American candidate WR Robert Woods, one of the nation’s best all-purpose runners who owns USC AP POLL USA TODAY POLL season kickoff return marks in 2010, and WR Ronald Johnson, who is among USC’s career Top 1. Oregon 1. Oregon 15 pass catchers. The USC defense has gotten stronger as the season has progressed. Top 2. Auburn 2. Auburn defenders include S T.J. McDonald (his status is questionable this week after getting injured 3. TCU 3. TCU against Notre Dame), DT , LBs Malcolm Smith and and CB Shareece 4. Wisconsin 4. Wisconsin Wright. UCLA has lost 5 of its past 6 games (including at Arizona State last Friday). QB Richard 5. Stanford 5. Stanford Brehaut, coming off a record-setting performance, is filling in for injured starting QB Kevin 6. Ohio State 6. Ohio State Prince. He directs the Pistol offense which features TBs Johnathan Franklin (he is over 1,000 7. Michigan State 7. Michigan State rush yards in 2010) and Derrick Coleman. Top Bruin receivers include WRs , 8. 8. Arkansas Nelson Rosario, Ricky Marvray and Randall Carroll. Among UCLA’s defensive leaders: LBs 9. Boise State 9. Oklahoma 10. Oklahoma 10. Boise State Sean Westgate and Akeem Ayers (a finalist) and Ss Tony Dye and 2009 All-Pac- 11. LSU 11. Virginia 10 first teamer Rahim Moore. UCLA has 2 of the nation’s premier specialists in PK Kai Forbath, 12. Virginia Tech 12. LSU the 2009 Groza Award winner who has 85 career (equaling the school record and 13. Nebraska 13. Nebraska just 2 shy of the NCAA mark), and P Jeff Locke, who is seventh nationally in punting. The 14. Nevada 14. Missouri game will be shown live nationally on FSN cable. 15. Missouri 15. Oklahoma State 16. Oklahoma State 16. South Carolina RANKINGS 17. Alabama 17. Nevada USC is not ranked by AP (the Trojans are not eligible to be ranked in the USA Today poll). 18. South Carolina 18. Texas A&M 19. Texas A&M 19. Alabama UCLA is not ranked in either poll. 20. Florida State 20. Florida State 21. Utah 21. Utah RADIO-TV—Live national cable TV: 7:30 p.m. (PST), 1230 in Barstow and KUIK-AM 1360 in Portland. Fans 22. Mississippi State 22. Mississippi State FSN, Barry Tompkins, , Rebecca also can hear the live 710 ESPN Radio broadcast 23. West Virginia 23. Northern Illinois Haarlow. on www.usctrojans.com, on SIRIUS/XM satellite radio 24. Northern Illinois 24. West Virginia Live “Trojans Live” post-game TV: 11 p.m. (Channel 126) or by dialing 1-800-846-4675 ext. 5933. 25. Hawaii 25. Central Florida (PDT), FSN Prime Ticket, Lindsay Soto, J.J. Stokes, Live internet streaming: USCTrojans.com, live James Washington, John Jackson, Rebecca KSPN-AM pre- and post-game show, live game stats Haarlow. and delayed game telecast. Live national radio: 7:30 p.m. (PST), ESPN Lane Kiffin USC Football Weekly: 10:30 p.m. Radio. (PST), Tuesdays, Prime Ticket, Lindsay Soto, John Live local radio: 2:30 p.m. (PST), 710 ESPN Jackson, Kelli Tennant, Petros Papadakis. USC FOOTBALL Radio (KSPN-AM), Pete Arbogast, Paul McDonald, Trojan Talk: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (PST), Tuesdays, 710 John Jackson, Steve Mason, Colin Cowherd, Brian ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Andrew Siciliano, Mychal 11 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Long, , Darrell Rideaux, Harvey Thompson, Lane Kiffin (replayed on Saturdays, 5 Hyde, Garry Paskwietz, Mark Willard, Pete Fox, A. hours before kickoff). 31 BOWL VICTORIES Martinez, Dave Joseph (includes 5-hour pre-game Trojan Brunch: 9-11 a.m. (PST), Sundays, 710 156 ALL-AMERICANS and 3-hour post-game shows). Six other stations are ESPN Radio (KSPN-AM), Mark Willard, Harvey Hyde, 6 WINNERS included on the USC radio network: KSPA-AM 1510 Dave Joseph. 437 NFL PLAYERS in Ontario/San Bernardino County/Inland Empire, USC Trojan Talk: 7 p.m. (PST), Thursdays, KSHP- 22 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS ESPN Radio 98.9 FM in , KXPS-AM 1010 in AM (1400), Harvey Hyde, Kevin Shaw. Fans also can Palm Springs, KVEN-AM 1450 in Ventura, KSZL-AM hear the live KSHP broadcast on www.kshp.com. 1 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL SERIES propelled the Trojans into their 33rd Rose Bowl USC VS. UCLA (44*-28-7) USC leads the series with crosstown rival berth (their fourth in a row and fifth in the UCLA, 44-28-7 (dating to 1929, a 76-0 Trojan past 6 years). It also extended USC’s NCAA 1929 W 76- 0 H 1971 T 7- 7 H win), although Troy’s 2004 and 2005 victories record streaks of BCS bowl appearances 1930 W 52- 0 A 1972 W 24- 7 A 1936 T 7- 7 H 1973 W 23-13 H were later vacated due to NCAA penalty. and 11-win seasons to 7 consecutive. The 1937 W 19-13 A 1974 W 34- 9 A USC has won the last 3 meetings and 10 of Trojan defense limited the Bruins to 157 1938 W 42- 7 H 1975 L 22-25 H the past 11. In games against UCLA in the yards—UCLA’s season low—including just 47 1939 T 0- 0 A 1976 W 24-14 A Rose Bowl, the Trojans are 6-8. rushing, plus only 7 first downs, 50 plays, 23:26 1940 W 28-12 H 1977 W 29-27 H Last year in the Coliseum, No. 24 USC possession time and 2-of-13 third down 1941 T 7- 7 A 1978 W 17-10 A beat crosstown rival UCLA, 28-7, behind a conversions. The Bruins went 3-and-out 7 1942 L 7-14 H 1979 W 49-14 H revived defensive effort that produced 4 times and punted 10 times. After USC 1943 W 20- 0 A 1980 L 17-20 A takeaways and led to a pair of . fumbled away the ball on its first offensive 1943 W 26-13 H 1981 W 22-21 H 1944 T 13-13 H 1982 L 19-20 A It was the Trojans’ third straight win over the play, UCLA used a trick play—a 21-yard th 1944 W 40-13 A 1983 L 17-27 H Bruins and 10 in 11 games. It was the fifth throwback pass from WR Dominique Johnson 1945 W 13- 6 A 1984 L 10-29 A straight year that USC held UCLA to less than to TB Kahlil Bell—to open the game’s scoring. 1945 W 26-15 H 1985 W 17-13 H 20 points and third year in a row to just 7 But it was all USC after that, as the Bruins only 1946 L 6-13 A 1986 L 25-45 A points. The final score was the same as the got into Trojan territory on 1 more drive. USC 1947 W 6- 0 H 1987 W 17-13 H 2008 game. It also was USC’s 31st scored on its final 2 possessions of the first 1948 W 20-13 A 1988 W 31-22 A consecutive home night victory and came quarter, first on a 12-yard run by TB Joe 1949 W 21- 7 H 1989 T 10-10 H in Troy’s 600th conference game. LB Malcolm McKnight and then on Sanchez’s 12-yard 1950 L 0-39 A 1990 W 45-42 A 1951 L 7-21 H 1991 L 21-24 H Smith gave USC an early lead when he pass to WR Damian Williams. Troy used a 16- 1952 W 14-12 A 1992 L 37-38 A returned an 62 yards for a TD play drive to add another score late in the 1953 L 0-13 H 1993 L 21-27 H midway through the first quarter. Those were half on TB ’s 2-yard run. USC 1954 L 0-34 A 1994 L 19-31 A the only points in the game’s opening half, scored again on the opening drive of the 1955 L 7-17 H 1995 L 20-24 H making it the lowest USC-UCLA halftime second half on Sanchez’s 18-yard pass to WR 1956 W 10- 7 A 1996 L 41-48(2OT) A score since the Trojans led by a similar margin . Troy rolled up 478 total yards 1957 L 9-20 H 1997 L 24-31 H in 1976. Then midway through the third (including 209 rushing) and 33 first downs on 1958 T 15-15 A 1998 L 17-34 A quarter, after S Will Harris’ interception, USC 80 plays. Sanchez completed 18-of-33 1959 L 3-10 H 1999 W 17-7 H 1960 W 17- 6 A 2000 W 38-35 A marched 29 yards for a TD on TB Allen passes for 269 yards, Turner caught 5 aerials 1961 L 7-10 H 2001 W 27-0 H Bradford’s 1-yard run. UCLA got on the board for 81 yards and WR Ronald Johnson (57 1962 W 14- 3 A 2002 W 52-21 A with 5:41 to play on FB Chane Moline’s 2- yards) and TE Anthony McCoy (50 yards) 1963 W 26- 6 H 2003 W 47-22 H yard run. But USC countered with a 73-yard each had 4 receptions. McKnight ran for 99 1964 W 34-13 A 2004* W 29-24 A scoring drive, capped by Bradford’s 1-yard yards on 15 carries. LB and 1965 L 16-20 H 2005* W 66-19 H TD run with 1:30 remaining. The Trojans got CB led USC with 5 tackles each, 1966 L 7-14 A 2006 L 9-13 A the ball back on downs 36 seconds later and DE Gerald Washington blocked a and 1967 W 21-20 H 2007 W 24-7 H QB Matt Barkley took a knee on first down, S Drew McAllister had an interception. For 1968 W 28-16 A 2008 W 28-7 A 1969 W 14-12 H 2009 W 28-7 H but UCLA called a timeout so USC responded UCLA, QB Kevin Craft was 11-of-28 for 89 1970 L 20-45 A with Barkley’s 48-yard TD pass to WR Damian yards, WR Terrence Austin had 4 catches for Williams. The game’s statistics were fairly 33 yards and Bell rushed for 39 yards on 15 All games at the Los Angeles Coliseum, except even, as both squads had 18 first downs while tries. Away games after 1981, which were played at USC had 336 total yards to UCLA’s 322 (the the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Bruins had 14 more plays than Troy’s 60), but USC IN ROSE BOWL STADIUM *2 wins later vacated due to NCAA penalty USC was penalized 12 times for 107 yards. S- USC is 31-18 in regular and post-season CB Josh Pinkard came up with a pair of games it has played in the Rose Bowl, turnovers deep in USC territory (a including 23-9 in the Rose , 6-8 recovery and an interception), Smith made versus UCLA and 2-1 in the 1922 regular a USC season-best 15 tackles (the most by a season. Incidentally, USC played the first- Trojan since ’s 20 against Utah ever football game in the Rose Bowl, a 12-0 in 2001), including 1.5 for losses, to earn loss to California in 1922. Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week honors and S VERSUS PAC-10 had 9 tackles. Bradford ran for USC has won 70.4% (414-166-29) of its games a game-high 62 yards on 14 carries, TB Joe against Pac-10 opponents (9 wins were later McKnight added 47 yards on 12 rushes, vacated due to NCAA penalty). Barkley was 18-of-26 for 206 yards with a pick and both Williams (82 yards) and WR Ronald IN DECEMBER Johnson (48 yards) had 5 receptions. For USC has a 40-24-7 (.613) all-time record while TICKETS—Tickets for the USC-UCLA game, priced at UCLA, QB Kevin Prince was 10-of-22 for 90 playing in the month of December (2 wins $80, are available at the USC Ticket Office (213-740- yards with 2 and also ran 7 were later vacated due to NCAA penalty). GO SC) on campus or online at usctrojans.com. times for 34 yards before injuring his shoulder USC ONLINE—USC’s official athletic website is in the third quarter and being relieved by SEASON ENDERS usctrojans.com. QB Kevin Craft, who was 8-of-17 for 98 yards USC is 65-41-11 (.603) in all season finales (1 with 1 interception in addition to gaining 40 win was later vacated due to NCAA penalty) PAC-10 ONLINE—The Pac-10’s official website is yards on 9 carries. WR Nelson Rosario had 5 pac-10.org. catches for 54 yards, Moline also had 5 grabs HIGH RANKING for 39 yards and WR Terrence Austin had 5 USC has been ranked in the AP Top 25 for PAC-10 COACHES TELECONFERENCE—Pac-10 catches for 66 yards. The game’s 7 p.m. start 110 of its past 116 games. Troy has been in football coaches are available for 10 minutes each was the second latest in series history (only the AP Top 10 for 86 of its past 108 games, on a media teleconference beginning at 10 a.m. (PST) every Tuesday (through Nov. 30) during the the 8:30 p.m. start in 1945 was later) and it including a since-snapped school record of season. USC coach Lane Kiffin comes on at 10:40 was just the sixth night game in the series (the 62 consecutive games. The Trojans have a.m. (PST). Beginning at 3 p.m. (PST) each of those first since 1977). It was the first time since been in the AP Top 5 in 62 of the last 104 Tuesdays, a taped replay of the teleconference is 1977 that the game was played on games. available until the next call. Call the Pac-10 office Thanksgiving weekend. Both teams wore (925-932-4411) or USC sports information office (213- their home jerseys. NIGHT GAMES 740-8480) to obtain the media-only phone numbers In 2008 in the last meeting in the Rose USC is playing a school record 10 night for the Pac-10 Coaches Teleconference. Bowl, QB threw a pair of games (after 5 p.m.) in 2010. USC owns a IT’S NOT SOUTHERN CAL—Note to the media: In passes and the Trojan defense 144-40-4 (.777) record at night, including 88- editorial references to athletic teams of the turned in another dominating performance 21-4 in the Coliseum, 41-14 on the road and University of , the following are as No. 5 USC beat crosstown rival UCLA, 28- 15-5 at neutral sites (5 of those wins were later preferred: USC, Southern California, So. California, 7. The win, Troy’s ninth in its last 10 meetings vacated due to NCAA penalty, including 3 Troy, Trojans and (for women’s teams) Women of against the Bruins, gave USC outright claim in the Coliseum and 2 at neutral sites). Troy. PLEASE do not use Southern Cal. to the Pac-10 title (its seventh straight) and 2 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL USC-UCLA AT NIGHT 91)…USC assistant track coach John Henry With a 7:30 p.m. kickoff, this year’s USC-UCLA Johnson was a decathlete at UCLA in the FUN FACT I game is the second latest start in the Trojan- late 1980s…USC assistant men’s volleyball USC is 24-12-5 against unranked UCLA Bruin series, behind only 1945’s 8:30 p.m. coach Jeff Nygaard was a 3-time (1993-95) teams (1 win was later vacated due to kickoff. In fact, this will be only the seventh All-American and 2-time National Player of NCAA penalty). USC is 11-6-4 against UCLA time in the series’ 80 contests that a game the Year at UCLA…USC head trainer Russ when neither team was ranked by AP. The has been played at night (5 p.m. or later): Romano spent 1997 at UCLA...UCLA wins were in 1937-40-43 twice-48-49-56-63- the 1970, 1972 and 1975 meetings started at coach was USC’s pitching 64-99-2000, the losses in 1950-57-61-70-83- 5 p.m., while the 1977 game was at 6 p.m. coach from 1996 to 2000…UCLA assistant 96 and the ties in 1936-41-44-58. and last year was at 7 p.m. The first 6 USC- athletic director for academic and student UCLA night games were played in the services Christina Rivera previously worked FUN FACT II Coliseum. This is just the fourth time (along in USC’s student athlete academic service USC is 6-2-2 against UCLA in December with 1970-72-2009) that the USC-UCLA will be department…UCLA assistant equipment games (2 wins were later vacated due to on a Saturday night as the others were on manager Phil Hollenbaugh held a similar NCAA penalty). Troy’s wins came in 1937- Friday evening. USC has a 4-2 mark in night position at USC. 45-2004-05-07-08, the losses were in 1942 games against UCLA (with wins in 1945-72- and 2006 and the ties were in 1939 and 77-2009). VICTORY BELL 1941. The winner of the annual USC-UCLA football FUN FACT III HOME JERSEYS game gets year-long possession of the Victory Bell, a 295-pound bell off a freight This is only the fifth time that USC has After a 26-year hiatus, this will be the third played UCLA immediately following the consecutive year that both USC and UCLA locomotive. Originally given to UCLA in 1939 as a gift from the UCLA Alumni Association, Notre Dame game. The other times were will wear their home jerseys in the crosstown in 1937 (when Troy lost to the Irish and then rivalry game. For the first time since 1982, several USC students took the bell in 1941 and hid it in a variety of locations for more than beat the Bruins), 2004 (when USC swept its both USC and UCLA wore their home jerseys main rivals), 2006 (when the Trojans beat in the 2008 game (a UCLA home game in a year. A controversy ensued and school administrators had to intercede. In 1942, the Notre Dame, then were upset by UCLA) the Rose Bowl). Per an NCAA football- and 2008 (when USC beat both teams). playing rule (no longer in effect beginning bell resurfaced and, by agreement, became in 2009), because the Trojans were not in their the trophy given to the game’s winner. FUN FACT IV white road jerseys, they were charged with However, tradition calls for the Victory Bell A win this week over UCLA would give Lane a timeout at the opening kickoff. UCLA to spend most of the year in storage…or, Kiffin his eighth victory of 2010. Only responded by calling a timeout immediately rather appropriately, in hiding. Howard Jones (11 wins in 1925) and John after to even things up. The tradition of USC CROSSTOWN GAUNTLET Robinson (11 in 1976) won more. Larry in its cardinal jerseys and UCLA in its blue The winner of the USC-UCLA football game Smith in 1987 and Paul Hackett in 1998 also jerseys, regardless of whose home game it scores 10 points toward the Crosstown captured 8 wins in their debut seasons was, went on from 1949 to 1951 and then Gauntlet, a trophy awarded annually to the (Robinson had 8 wins in 1993 when he 1957 through 1982 before an NCAA football school with the most successful athletic year returned to USC as coach). rule change required the visiting team to against the other. Points will be awarded to wear white. FUN FACT V the winner of each Trojan-Bruin head-to- New USC head coaches are 4-5-1 in their head contest and the Crosstown Gauntlet first meeting against UCLA. The wins were CONNECTIONS will be awarded to the school with the most Two USC players—S T.J. McDonald and S by John McKay (1960), John Robinson points at year’s end (57.5 points is the magic (1976), Larry Smith (1987) and Marshall Jones—have brothers who are number). USC captured the inaugural trophy freshmen at UCLA (CB Tevin McDonald and (2001), the tie was by (1941) and in 2001-02, UCLA won it in 2002-03, USC the losses were by (1942), Jess TB Malcolm Jones)…USC offensive recaptured it in 2003-04, UCLA won it back coordinator/running backs coach Kennedy Hill (1951), Don Clark (1957), in 2004-05, USC claimed it in 2005-06, UCLA (1983) and Paul Hackett (1998). Not Pola was a graduate assistant coach at was victorious in 2006-07 and, for the first time UCLA in 1992 and 1993, working with the included was Robinson’s loss in 1993 in his in the competition’s history, a school won it return to USC as its head coach. secondary and special teams…USC LB in consecutive years when USC captured it Michael Morgan’s brother, Steve Morgan, in 2007-08 and 2008-09 (Troy then won it in FUN FACT VI was a defensive at UCLA from 1999 2009-10 for a third straight year). Currently, Although Lane Kiffin is in his first year as to 2002…USC TB Marc Tyler’s father, Wendell USC leads this season’s Crosstown Gauntlet USC’s head coach, this is his not first Tyler, was a at UCLA (1973-76) competition, 20-5. experience guiding a team against UCLA. who led the Bruins in rushing in 1975 (they His 2009 Tennessee squad lost to Rick won the Rose Bowl that season), earned All- 2010-2011 SPORT SEASON WINNER POINTS Neuheisel’s Bruins, 19-15, in Knoxville. Conference first team honors in 1976 and is Women’s Volleyball USC 10 fifth on the school’s career rushing list…USC Women’s Soccer USC 5 FUN FACT VII S Shane Horton and DE are the Men’s USC 5 USC and UCLA are among 4 NCAA FBS Women’s Cross Country UCLA 5 sons of former UCLA offensive tackle Myke Football ??? 10 (formerly Division I-A) schools that have Horton, who lettered there 2 years (1973- never played an FCS (formerly non-Division 74)…USC C Abe Markowitz’s father, Barry, SCHEDULE I-A) opponent since the divisions were lettered as a at UCLA in 1974 and USC faces a challenging 13-game regular- established in 1978. The other schools are his great grandfather, Richard Love, played season schedule in 2010, getting the extra Washington and Notre Dame (both of and tennis at UCLA in the contest because it opened at Hawaii on those teams also were on the Trojans’ 1920s…UCLA C Kai Maiava is the brother of Thursday night of Labor Day weekend. The schedule this season). former USC LB (2005- Trojans played 3 of their first 4 games on the 08)…UCLA CB Brandon Sermons is the brother road and close the season the same way. FUN FACT VIII of ex-USC TB-FB Rodney Sermons (1994- On the slate are 7 teams that were in bowls This Dec. 4 date is the earliest that USC’s 97)…UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel last fall. After the Hawaii opener, USC— season has ended since 2000. earned his law degree at USC in 1990…UCLA winner of its last 19 non-conference games— held the returned home to host Virginia and then PRE-SEASON HONORS same position at USC from 2001 to traveled to Minnesota before it began Pac- C Kristofer O’Dowd (Playboy, Athlon, Phil 2004…UCLA running backs coach Wayne 10 play at Washington State. Troy then had Steele’s), DT Jurrell Casey (Rivals.com), OT Moses was an assistant at USC in 2001…UCLA 4 of its next 5 outings in the Coliseum: versus (Athlon) and FB offensive line coach Bob Palcic was an Washington and, after going to Stanford, (Playboy, Consensus Draft Services) were assistant at USC in 1992…UCLA football intern hosting California, Oregon following a bye named to various 2010 pre-season All- Pete Dalis formerly was a defensive and Arizona State. USC closed at Arizona American first teams. LB Chris Galippo and administrative assistant with the USC football and Oregon State before coming home to OG Butch Lewis made some pre-season All- program…USC men’s and women’s water play intersectional rival Notre Dame and American second teams. Besides the above- polo head coach Jovan Vavic was a Bruin finishing at the Rose Bowl against crosstown mentioned players, WR Ronald Johnson and men’s assistant in 1991…USC women’s foe UCLA. USC’s 2010 schedule is the nation’s CB Shareece Wright were selected to various rowing head coach Zenon Babraj previously sixth most difficult in the current Sagarin pre-season All-Pac-10 first teams. was the UCLA men’s head coach (1987- rankings. 3 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS BIG PLAYS string. It was USC’s fewest points against ND LANE KIFFIN Under the direction of new associate head since also getting 16 in 2001 (its last loss in First-year USC head football coach Lane coach/special teams coordinator John the series). After PK Joe Houston hit his third Kiffin is regarded as one of the game’s Baxter, USC spends significant time in field goal of the game (a 37-yarder with 6:25 brightest young coaches. At 35, he already practice on special teams…and it has paid left in the contest following S Marshall Jones’ has been a head coach at football’s top off with some big plays by the special teams interception) to put USC up 16-13, the Irish levels, both professionally and collegiately. in 2010: drove 46 yards in 9 plays for the game- He is known for his high football IQ, as well winning TD. USC threatened as it advanced as for being a vibrant leader and a master HAW Ronald Johnson 89-yard punt return TD to the ND 23-yard line, but QB Mitch Mustain’s recruiter. The one-time Trojan offensive VIRG Shareece Wright blocked field goal pass was intercepted at the 1-yard line by S coordinator who then became the head MINN Robert Woods 97-yard kickoff return TD Harrison Smith with 36 seconds remaining. coach of the Oakland Raiders and the WSU Wes Horton blocked punt, Tyron Smith Mustain, who was filling in for injured QB Matt Tennessee Volunteers returned to the USC blocked PAT WASH Robert Woods 56-yard kickoff return to set Barkley, was 21-of-38 for 183 yards in his first program on Jan. 13, 2010, when he was up a TD Trojan start. USC also was without injured named its head football coach. In 2010, he CAL Joe Houston pooch punt to 8-yard line starting OT Tyron Smith and lost starting S T.J. became the first USC head coach since Jess ORE Ronald Johnson 55-yard punt return to set McDonald to an injury early in the game. All Hill in 1951 to begin his Trojan career with a up a TD of USC’s points came on short drives 4-0 mark. Kiffin came back to Troy after ASU Joe Houston game-winning 29-yard field following 4 Irish turnovers (but USC came guiding Tennessee to a 7-6 record in 2009 in goal, Tyron Smith blocked PAT, Torin away with just field goals after 3 of those his only season there. The Volunteers finished Harris 2-point defensive PAT, T.J. turnovers). After LB Chris Gallipo’s second in the McDonald blocked punt (and partially blocked another) and interception on ND’s second series of the Eastern Division at 4-4 and played in the downed another punt at ASU 4, game, Houston nailed a career-long 45-yard Chick-Fil-A Bowl. Four of Tennessee’s losses Mitch Mustain 2-point conversion field goal late in the opening quarter to open were by 10 points or less, including a 2-point pass to David Ausberry the game’s scoring (it was USC’s longest 3- road loss to eventual national champion ARIZ Michael Reardon blocked field goal, pointer since ’s 46-yarder Alabama and 10 points at then-No. 1 Florida. Mitch Mustain 7-yard pass to Jordan against UCLA in 2007). The Irish then scored His Vols offense jumped at least 34 places in Cameron for 1st down on fake field goal on a pair of 1-yard TD passes by QB Tommy every national statistical category over its OSU first down run on fake Rees at the end of the first half, the first to 2008 figures, while the defense was in the punt ND Joe Houston 3 field goals WR Michael Floyd with 2:39 to go to nation’s Top 25 in pass and total defense. culminate a 16-play, 79-yard drive and the He was the youngest active head coach in LIMITED DEPTH second to WR Duval Kamara with 7 seconds the NCAA FBS ranks while at Tennessee. To illustrate USC’s limited depth in 2010, the on the clock to finish a 7-play, 62-yard drive Before that, Kiffin was the head coach of the Trojans traveled just 56 scholarship players on (sending the Irish into intermission with a 13- NFL’s Raiders for 2 years (2007-08), where at their most recent road trip (to Oregon State), 3 lead). As a constant rain began at the end age 31 he was the youngest head coach in but 4 of them didn’t suit up, 3 are redshirting of halftime, USC tied it in the third quarter by the NFL’s modern era. He was 5-15 with the and 3 others are former walk-ons. USC’s first getting a 23-yard Houston field goal Raiders (4-12 in 2007 and 1-3 in 2008). Kiffin current depth chart features a true freshman, (after LB ’s interception) early spent 6 seasons (2001-2006) as an assistant a true sophomore and 2 redshirt sophs in the half and then a 1-yard TD sneak by at USC under Pete Carroll. He was the tight starting on offense (plus 1 true freshman, 3 Mustain late in the quarter (after DE Nick ends coach in 2001, then handled the wide redshirt frosh and a redshirt soph as backups), Perry’s strip and fumble recovery). It was the receivers the next 5 years. He added the while the defensive starters include 1 true first offensive touchdown that Notre Dame duty of passing game coordinator in 2004, freshman, 3 true sophomores and a redshirt had allowed after 13 quarters and 227 plays. then was promoted to offensive coordinator soph (plus 1 true freshman, 1 redshirt frosh Besides not being able to take better and recruiting coordinator in 2005 and 2006. and 3 redshirt sophs as backups). advantage after turnovers, USC couldn’t He coached a trio of All-American first team capitalize on an average starting field wide receivers at USC: Mike Williams (2003), LOOKING TO 2011 position on its 45-yard line (while Notre (2005-06, USC’s first 2-time All- On USC’s current 48-man 2-deep (including Dame’s average start was just at its 19-yard American wideout) and Steve Smith (2006). the and kicker), 29 players (13 offense, line). The Trojans also managed just 261 total Jarrett set the Pac-10 record for career 16 defense, 0 kickers) are non-seniors, yards (74 rushing, its fewest since getting 61 touchdown catches (39) and the USC career including 16 starters (8 offense, 8 defense, 0 against Penn State in 2008), had only 12 first mark for receptions (216). While the offensive kickers). That does not include a pair of downs (its fewest since getting 12 at Arizona coordinator in 2005, USC’s offense was in the potential 2-deepers who are injured (DT State in 2009), converted just 4-of-17 third national Top 6 in every statistical category, Christian Tupou and S Drew McAllister) and downs (ND was 5-of-15) and were penalized including tops in total offense (579.8) and will return in 2011, nor does it consider 8 times (to ND’s 1). USC’s total yards, rushing second in scoring offense (49.1), and set Pac- possible early departures for the NFL. Here’s yards and first downs were its fewest against 10 records for total offense yardage, first the revamped 2011 USC schedule (subject Notre Dame since 1983. The Irish had 296 downs, points scored, touchdowns and PATs. to change) that those returnees will face as total yards. WR Robert Woods had 166 all- The Trojans scored 50 points a school-record they begin the first year of Pac-12 play: purpose yards (9 receptions for 87 yards and 7 times. USC became the first school to have 3 kickoff returns for 79 yards), WR Ronald a 3,000-yard passer, a pair of 1,000-yard Sept. 3 Minnesota Johnson had 6 catches for 40 yards, TE Rhett runners and a 1,000-yard receiver in a Sept. 10 Utah Ellison added 5 catches for 38 yards and TB season. In 2003, Williams set USC career (30) Sept. 17 Syracuse Marc Tyler had 48 yards on 17 carries. LB and season (16) touchdown reception Sept. 24 at Arizona State Malcolm Smith had a game-best 12 tackles, records, while fellow Keary Oct. 1 Arizona while S Tony Burnett (a walk-on on the track Colbert set the school career reception Oct. 13 (Thurs.) at California (AT&T Park, ) and football teams) added 10 stops while record (207). In 2002, Williams and Colbert Oct. 22 at Notre Dame subbing for McDonald. For Notre Dame, became USC’s first pair of 1,000-yard Oct. 29 Stanford Nov. 5 at Colorado Rees, a true freshman in just his third start, receivers in a season and wide receiver Nov. 12 Washington was 20-of-32 for 149 yards, Floyd made 11 became the Trojan career Nov. 19 at Oregon catches for 86 yards, RB Cierre Woods ran reception leader (204). Williams, Jarrett, Nov. 26 UCLA for 89 yards on 15 carries and Hughes had Smith and Colbert all played in the NFL. 69 yards on 11 rushes. It was the first time won the Heisman LAST GAME since 2001 (and only the ninth time ever) that Trophy in 2004 while Kiffin was the passing RB Robert Hughes’ 5-yard touchdown run both teams played while unranked. It also game coordinator and tailback with 2:23 to play gave Notre Dame a 20-16 was the first time since 1941—and just the was the 2005 Heisman winner with Kiffin as win over USC before 85,417 fans on a cold, second time ever—that both USC (with Lane the offensive coordinator. While serving as rainy night in the Coliseum and an ABC-TV Kiffin) and Notre Dame (with ) USC’s recruiting coordinator, Troy’s recruiting national audience. It snapped USC’s 8- featured new head coaches. classes in 2005 and 2006 were ranked by game over the Irish, as well some as No. 1 in the nation. He was named as Troy’s 19-game non-conference victory one of the nation’s Top 25 recruiters by streak (1 shy of the school record) and 15- Rivals.com in 2005. Kiffin was a member of game non-league home game winning USC staffs that helped the Trojans win a pair

4 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL of national championships (2003-04), post a 2 TDs 12 times (7 times in 2010) and at least 3 USC CAREER PASSING LEADERS 65-12 record (14 wins were later vacated due TDs 5 times (all in 2010, including twice with (Based on Number of Completions — to NCAA penalty) and appear in a bowl a school record-tying 5 TDs). He has thrown Includes bowl games) game each of his 6 seasons: 2001 for at least 200 yards in 14 career games (4 PA PC INT NYG Pct. TD Bowl, 2003 , 2004 Rose Bowl, times over 350 yards). His 5,277 career yards 1. 1569 927 49 11818 .591 72 (BCS Championship of total offense rank him seventh on USC’s 2. Matt Leinart 1245 807 23 10693 .648 99 Game), (BCS Championship career chart. His 221 completions in 2010 is 3. Rob Johnson 1046 676 28 8472 .646 58 Game) and 2007 Rose Bowl. Before coming tied for 10th on the USC season list (more than 4. 1081 630 42 8225 .583 54 to USC, Kiffin was the defensive quality his entire 2009 output) and his 2,580 yards of 5. 832 518 21 6125 .623 55 control coach for the NFL’s Jacksonville total offense is 14th on USC’s season ladder. 6. Matt Barkley 703 432 24 5328 .615 40 Jaguars in 2000 (he worked with the Senior Mitch Mustain (41-of-72, 56.9%, 348 yds, secondary). He began his coaching career 1 TD, 1 int in 2010, plus 1 rush TD) is USC CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS (Includes bowl games) at Fresno State, his alma mater, where for 2 experienced and is coming off a nice seasons (1997-98) he worked with the showing in 2010 spring drills. Mustain has PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL , wide receivers and defensive appeared at quarterback in 17 games in his 1. Carson Palmer 1824 -197 11818 11621 backs as a student assistant. He then was 3 seasons as a backup at USC (throwing just 2. Matt Leinart 1477 -70 10693 10623 an assistant at Colorado State in 1999, 87 passes and starting just once). However, 3. Rodney Peete 1371 415 8225 8640 working with the offensive line. The Rams he started 8 games as a freshman at 4. Rob Johnson 1305 -576 8472 7896 played in the that season. Kiffin Arkansas in 2006 (passing for 894 yards and 5. Charles White 1149 6245 -5 6240 was a quarterback at Fresno State for 3 10 touchdowns) and is more than capable 6. John David Booty 893 -180 6125 5945 7. Matt Barkley 781 -51 5328 5277 seasons (1994-96). He prepped at to step in as Troy’s signalcaller. Adding depth Bloomington (Minn.) Jefferson High, where to the quarterback unit is a pair of untested TAILBACKS John Manoogian he played football, basketball and baseball. walk-ons: sophomore and USC lost a pair of quality tailbacks from last Brett Kan junior , who previously played at year’s squad: 2009 rushing leader Joe OFFENSIVE OVERVIEW Princeton. Bolstering the group as a McKnight, who declared for the NFL draft Jesse Five starters returned on offense from 2009 freshman is prep All-American after his junior season (he was a fourth round Matt Barkley Scroggins for USC: quarterback , fullback , plus 2 walk-ons in sophomore pick), and 2008 rushing leader Stafon Stanley Havili Tyron Smith Emon Saee Anthony Neyer , tackle and 2 sets and freshman . Johnson, who missed the final 9 games of Ronald Johnson —Barkley completed 78.3% of his passes (18- of co-starters (wide receiver 2009 after suffering a life-threatening throat David Ausberry of-23) for 257 yards with a USC single game record- and wide receiver- injury in a weightlifting accident. McKnight, Kristofer O’Dowd tying 5 TDs against Hawaii, while Mustain was 2-of- along with center and who is 14th on the school’s career rushing list guard Butch Lewis). Others back with starting 4 for 21 yards. —Barkley hit 20-of-35 passes for 202 yards and (2,213 yards), became USC’s 26th 1,000-yard experience included tailbacks Allen Bradford 2 TDs against Virginia and he also had a career- season rusher when he had 1,014 yards with C.J. Gable and , tight end , wide long 20-yard scramble. 8 TDs in 2009 (he also caught 22 passes). A Brandon Carswell receivers and , —Barkley was 17-of-26 for 192 yards and 2 TDs dangerous runner, receiver and returner, he Zack Heberer guard , tackle and against Minnesota, but threw 2 interceptions (after had 14 career games with at least 100 all- Mitch Mustain beginning the 2010 season without a pick in his first quarterback (whose starts purpose yards and averaged 6.5 yards per came while at Arkansas). The Trojans 72 passes), while Mustain played the final series (but did not throw a pass). carry as a Trojan. Johnson, who had 157 returned their top passer from 2009, but had yards and 5 touchdowns (including the late to re-stock elsewhere offensively after losing —Barkley was 16-of-25 for 290 yards with 3 touchdowns at Washington State but threw 2 game-winner at Ohio State) in 2009 before their leading rusher and receiver. Although interceptions, while Mustain played the entire fourth getting hurt, totaled 1,552 career rushing 5 of USC’s top 7 groundgainers were back, quarter and hit 4-of-5 passes for 38 yards with a TD. yards with 19 TDs. His 705 rushing yards the 2 who are gone accounted for more —Barkley hit 70% of his passes (14-of-20) for 186 topped USC in 2008, when he also led Troy than half of the team’s 2009 rushing total of yards against Washington, but had his streak of in punt returns. But plenty of top-notch games with a TD pass snapped at 12. 2,168 yards. And while USC returned 9 of the runners remain in USC’s tailback stable. 15 players who caught passes last year, —Barkley completed 28-of-45 passes for 390 yards (all career highs) with 3 TDs against Stanford Hard-running junior Marc Tyler (163 tcb, missing are more than half of the team’s 2009 team-best 868 yds, 5.3 avg, 9 TD in 2010, plus reception total of 228. It is imperative that and he also tied for the team lead in rushing with 33 yards on 5 carries (with a career-long 27-yard 16 rec, 128 yds, 8.0 avg, 1 TD and 0-of-1 the Trojans improve upon last season’s scramble). th passing, 0 yds), who was hampered by offensive output, as Troy was 64 nationally —Barkley threw a USC single game record- th injuries earlier in his career and is coming off in scoring offense (26.5) and 55 in total tying 5 TDs (all in the first half, also tying a USC game a toe injury that curtailed most of his 2009 offense (389.1)—both averages were USC’s record) against California and overall completed campaign, has started 8 games in 2010. Tyler th 25-of-37 passes for 352 yards as he earned College lowest since 2001—as well as 54 in passing has 3 100-yard games in his career (all in th Football Performance Awards National offense (222.3) and 44 in rushing offense 2010). Bruising senior Allen Bradford (82 tcb, (166.8). Quarterback of the Week and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Mustain the entire 582 yds, 7.1 avg, 4 TD in 2010, plus 2 rec, 27 fourth quarter and was 5-of-7 for 39 yards. yds, 13.5 avg), with 3 starts in 2010, was QUARTERBACKS —Barkley was 26-of-49 for 264 yards with a TD second on the Trojans in rushing last season Matt Barkley Last fall, sophomore (221-of-351, against Oregon (it was the most pass attempts by with 668 yards and tied for the team lead in 63.0%, 2,593 yds, 25 TD, 10 int in 2010, plus 2 a Trojan since Carson Palmer’s 50 against touchdowns with 8. He led USC in rushing 5 rush TD) quickly earned his stripes when he Washington State in 2002), but he was picked off times in 2009, including a career-best 147 twice (to snap a streak of 137 passes without an became the first USC true freshman to start yards against Oregon State. Bradford has 3 a season opener at quarterback. He had interception) and lost a fumble; he also scored on a 1-yard sneak. 100-yard games in his career, including 2 in moments of brilliance (hitting nearly 79% of 2010. He has had at least 1 run for 30 yards his passes against San Jose State in his debut, —Barkley was 26-of-37 for 215 yards and 3 TDs against Arizona State, but threw 2 interceptions (1 or more in 3 games in 2010. He is 36th on directing USC on a late game-winning drive was returned for a TD and the other was in the end USC’s career rushing list (1,371 yards). His 7.1 at noisy Ohio State, throwing for 380 yards at zone). average per rush in 2010 is fifth highest Notre Dame and 350 yards in the Emerald —Barkley was 21-of-35 for 170 yards with a TD among the nation’s Top 100 rushers. Fellow Bowl) mixed with the expected struggles of and an interception against Arizona (he was 15-of- senior C.J. Gable (51 tcb, 235 yds, 4.6 avg, 1 20 for 124 yards in the first half) and also scored on a newcomer starting all year at the position. TD in 2010, plus 7 KOR, 186 yds, 26.6 avg and Last season’s experience should propel a 1-yard sneak, while Mustain completed a 7-yard pass for a first down off a fake field goal to set up a 8 tac) has 18 career starts (mostly in 2008 Barkley to a big 2010…and beyond. He was when he ran for 617 yards and 8 TDs) and the only freshman in the nation named a USC TD. —Barkley was 10-of-19 for 75 yards with an 1,531 career rushing yards, 34th on USC’s semifinalist for the 2009 Davey O’Brien interception against Oregon State before being career rushing list. He also is sixth on USC’s Award. He was a semifinalist for the 2010 sidelined with an ankle sprain on USC’s final play of all-time kickoff return chart (1,196 yards, Davey O’Brien Award. He has had streaks the first halr, so Mustain took over in the second including a team-best 348 last fall). of 119 and 72 consecutive passes without an half and went 8-of-17 for 60 yards. Sophomore Curtis McNeal got just a handful interception in 2010. His 432 career —Against Notre Dame, Mustain got his first Trojan start (subbing for an injured Barkley) and of carries last season, but proved difficult to completions rank him sixth on USC’s career tackle because of his compact style. He also passing ladder. He has thrown at least 1 TD completed 21-of-38 passes for 183 yards with an interception and he also scored on a 1-yard sneak. shared time as a kick returner. He is sitting pass in 19 of his 23 career games (including out 2010 while ineligible. Adding depth to 12 consecutive games at one point), at least the tailback corps as freshmen are a pair of

5 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL prep All-Americans: (58 tcb, 252 FULLBACKS Competing to get into the playing mix are 3 yds, 4.3 avg, 1 TD in 2010, plus 11 rec, 73 yds, USC returned one of the nation’s most other semi-seasoned receivers. Senior David 6.6 avg and 1-of-1 passing, 4 yds), named effective fullbacks in senior Stanley Havili (26 Ausberry (20 rec, 252 yds, 12.6 avg, 4 TD in the 2009 national high school player of the tcb, 166 yds, 6.4 avg, 1 TD in 2010, plus 31 2010, plus 2 tcb, 14 yds, 7.0 avg and 1 tac), year by several outlets (he might also be rec, 382 yds, 12.3 avg, 2 TD), who is skilled as USC’s most physical wideout, was moved to used as a returner), and speedy D.J. Morgan, a runner, receiver and blocker. The 4-year tight end in 2010 spring drills and showed also a world-class hurdler who won the 110- starter has caught more passes (115) than signs of making an impact there, but he is meter high hurdles at the 2009 IAAF World any fullback in Trojan annals to rank 16th on being used more at wide receiver in 2010. Youth Championships. Baxter graduated USC’s career pass catching chart. Both of He started at wideout for the first half of last from high school a semester early and his scoring catches in 2009 came in the first season before being sidelined with a leg enrolled at USC this past spring to get a head half of the Emerald Bowl. Two walk-ons, injury. Sophomore Brice Butler (9 rec, 112 yds, start on the competition (he had an redshirt freshman walk-on Hunter Simmons 12.4 avg, 1 TD in 2010, plus 1 tac) and junior impressive showing), while Morgan arrived and first-year freshman K.C. Pola (the son of Brandon Carswell (16 rec, 205 rec, 12.8 avg, this fall. Baxter has 1 start in 2010. USC offensive coordinator/running backs 1 TD in 2009) each posted starts in 2009. Then —Tyler rushed for a personal-best 154 yards on coach Kennedy Pola), are battling to get there is untested sophomore De’Von 17 carries (9.1 average) with a 44-yard TD against into the fullback rotation. Flournoy. Five walk-ons who have yet to Hawaii in his first career start, while Bradford added —Havili had a 49-yard reception and a 7-yard catch a pass fill out the wideout unit: juniors 52 yards on 8 carries and Gable had 39 yards on 8 run against Hawaii. Nic Curry, Tim McGuigan and Kevin Noble tries. —Havili had 3 catches for 22 yards against —Tyler led USC with 67 yards on 18 carries and sophomores Robbie Boyer and James Virginia. Wright. First-year freshman , a prep against Virginia and he also caught 2 passes for 18 —Havili had a 10-yard grab against yards, while Baxter saw his first action as a Trojan Minnesota. All-American, graduated from high school a and ran for 49 yards on 9 carries (5.4 avg) plus —Havili had 187 all-purpose yards against semester early and enrolled at USC this caught 2 passes for 8 yards, Bradford gained 10 Washington State, including 80 on 4 carries (with a spring. He did well after being thrown into yards on 3 carries and Gable had a tackle. 59-yard TD on USC’s first play, the longest TD run by the pass catching competition right away, —Bradford averaged 10.9 yards on his 10 carries as he ran for 131 yards (his second career a Trojan since Reggie Bush’s 76-yarder against but is redshirting in 2010. Joining the wide 100-yard game) with a career-long 56-yard TD (the Arkansas in 2005) and 107 on 5 receptions (including receivers as a freshman was prep All- longest TD run by a Trojan since Reggie Bush’s 76- a 58-yard pickup on USC’s second play and then a American Robert Woods (team-best 62 rec, yarder against Arkansas in 2005) against Minnesota, 22-yard TD). 735 yds, 11.9 avg, 6 TD in 2010, plus 6 tcb, 50 while Gable added 36 yards on 6 carries and had —Havili had 2 catches for 10 yards against Washington. yds, 8.3 avg and 37 KOR, 948 yds, 25.6 avg, 1 2 tackles, Tyler had 33 yards on 9 tries with a short TD and 1 PR, 4 yds, 4.0 avg and 1 tac), who TD and Baxter had 24 yards on 7 rushes and caught —Havili caught 2 passes for 22 yards against 3 passes for 17 yards. Stanford and had a 4-yard run. has won a starting job. Woods is the first USC —Bradford had a game-high 84 yards on 7 —Havili had 5 receptions for 36 yards against true freshman since Dwayne Jarrrett in 2004 carries (12.0 average) against Washington State, California. to have consecutive 100-yard receiving while Baxter added 75 yards on 14 carries, Tyler had —Havili ran for 38 yards on a career-best 10 games. His 62 catches in 2010 is tied for 14th 34 yards on 7 carries with a short TD and Gable had carries against Oregon and also caught 4 passes on the USC season list. He ranks seventh on 12 yards on 7 rushes. for 27 yards. USC’s career kickoff return list (948 yards). His —Havili caught 3 passes for 43 yards (with a —Bradford had a career-best 223 yards on 21 948 kickoff returns yards and 37 kickoff returns carries (a 10.6 average per rush) against 22-yard TD) and ran for 12 yards on 4 carries against Washington, the most rushing yards by a Trojan Arizona State. in 2010 are school season records. He since Reggie Bush had 260 against UCLA in 2005 (it —Havili had 21 yards on 3 carries along with a currently is 21st nationally in all-purpose was also the most rushing yards by a USC runner 13-yard catch against Arizona. running (144.8, second in Pac-10). Junior ever in a loss and was the first time a Trojan had —Havili had 2 catches for 21 yards and a 2- Thearon Collier, who started 4 games the 200 yards in a loss since ’s 211 yards in yard rush against Oregon State. past 2 years at Miami (he had 44 receptions 1981 against Arizona), with TD runs of 37 (on his first —Havili had 2 receptions for 22 yards and 2 and 2 scoring punt returns in his Hurricane carry) and 16 yards, while Tyler added 60 yards on carries for 2 yards against Notre Dame. 14 carries (mostly out of the Wildcat formation) with career), transferred to USC this fall, but he must sit out 2010 because of NCAA transfer 2 short touchdowns and he also had 2 receptions WIDE RECEIVERS rules. for 13 yards and Baxter had a carry for -1 yard. USC lost only one key wide receiver from —Bradford gained 33 yards on 13 carries and —Johnson tied a USC single game record by had a short TD against Stanford, while Baxter added 2009, but it was a challenge to replace him. catching 3 TDs (13, 3 and 1 yards) among his 7 22 yards on 4 carries with an 8-yard touchdown run Damian Williams was a 2-year starter who is overall receptions for 59 yards against Hawaii and out of the Wildcat formation and Tyler had 11 yards 12th on the Trojan career receptions list (128 he also returned 3 punts for 100 yards, with an 89- on 3 carries, plus caught a 10-yard pass and just catches). He won All-Pac-10 first team yard TD (the longest by a Trojan since Curtis missed completing a long bomb out of the Wildcat honors last fall as both a wide receiver (70 Conway’s school-record 96-yarder against Oregon formation. catches, 1,010 yards, 6 TDs) and punt returner in 1992), in his first game handling that duty at USC, —Tyler ran for a game-best 79 yards on 7 (he was ninth nationally with a 14.2 average while Woods became the first USC true freshman carries (with an 11-yard TD out of the Wildcat to start a season opener at wide receiver in the formation) and caught a 24-yard pass against and had 2 scoring runbacks). His 12-catch, post-World War II era and had 4 catches for 46 yards California, while Gable had 72 yards on 13 rushes 189-yard outing against Boston College along with 6 kickoff returns for 96 yards, Ausberry along with 2 kickoff returns for 56 yards and 4 tackles earned him the 2009 Emerald Bowl Offensive had 2 grabs for 55 yards (with a 46-yard TD in which before leaving late in the game with a knee injury MVP trophy. He had 6 games with 100-plus he easily shed the ), and Carswell and Bradford had 27 yards on 9 carries. all-purpose yards in 2009. He left USC after (15 yards) and Butler (9 yards) each had 1 catch. —Tyler led USC with 69 rushing yards on 17 his junior year to enter the NFL, where he was —Johnson had 5 catches for 58 yards against carries with 2 short TDs against Oregon and he also Virginia and returned 3 punts for 15 yards, Woods caught 3 passes for 16 yards, while Baxter had 14 a third round selection. Most of the remainder of last year’s wideout crew is added 3 receptions for 64 yards and 2 kickoff returns yards on 2 carries and Bradford had 9 yards on 3 for 35 yards, Carswell caught 2 passes for 14 yards, carries. back, led by experienced senior Ronald including an 11-yard touchdown, and Ausberry had —Tyler had a game-best 119 yards on 12 Johnson (59 rec, 656 yds, 11.1 avg, 8 TD in a 2-yard catch. carries (9.9 average) and also led USC with 5 2010, plus 19 PR, 296 yds, 15.6 avg, 1 TD and —Woods caught a team-best 4 passes for 33 receptions for 32 yards (with a 15-yard TD) against 3 KOR, 57 yds, 19.0 avg and 5 tcb, 25 yds, 5.0 yards against Minnesota and had 2 kickoff returns Arizona State, while Baxter added 52 yards on 17 for 122 yards (including a 97-yard scoring runback carries along with 4 catches for 26 yards while avg). Johnson is eighth nationally in punt to jumpstart USC, the longest kick return by a Trojan making his first start and Bradford had a 2-yard run. returns (15.6, second in Pac-10). His 59 —Tyler had a career-high and game-leading catches in 2010 is 18th on the USC season list. since went 98 yards for a TD against 160 yards on 31 carries (the most rushes by a Trojan He missed the first part of last season with a Purdue in 1998 and the first scoring kickoff return by a USC freshman since Reggie Bush did so against since Sultan McCullough had 39 against California shoulder injury, but returned with a bang for in 2002) with a short TD against Arizona (he also had UCLA in 2003), while Johnson had 3 grabs for 63 the second half as the starter and finished yards (with a 53-yard TD), Ausberry had an 21-yard a 16-yard reception), while Baxter added 13 yards second on the Trojans in receptions (34, with on 3 carries and had 2 receptions for 22 yards. TD catch and Butler caught a 4-yard pass. —Gable has 191 all-purpose yards off the 3 TDs) and kickoff returns (264 yards). His —Johnson caught 5 passes for 69 yards (with bench against Oregon State (a team-best 57 on speed makes him a threat on deep balls (his a 7-yard TD) against Washington State, while 10 carries, 130 on 5 kickoff returns and 4 on 2 21 career touchdowns average 24.1 yards Carswell added 3 catches for 63 yards, Woods had receptions), while Tyler added 34 yards on 11 carries each) and also on both punt returns (in his 2 catches for 32 yards (with an 11-yard TD) and along with a catch for -1 yard before spraining his first game handling that duty as a Trojan, he returned a kickoff 11 yards and a punt 4 yards, Ausberry had aan 11-yard reception, Butler caught ankle in the second quarter and Bradford had 11 ran one back for a TD in 2010) and kickoff yards on 5 carries along with a 19-yard reception. a 7-yard touchdown and Markeith Ambles had a —Tyler had 48 yards on 17 carries against Notre runbacks, where he ranks fifth on the Trojan 3-yard grab. Dame, Gable added 19 yards on 7 tries and Baxter career chart (1,321 yards). His 133 career had a 4-yard run and completed a 4-yard pass. receptions is 11th on USC’s career list.

6 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL —Johnson had 6 receptions for 109 yards (the —Ellison had 3 catches for 34 yards against DEFENSIVE OVERVIEW first 100-yard game in his career) and 2 carries for Hawaii, including stretching out for a 6-yard TD, Starters returned at 6 defensive spots from 17 yards against Washington, while Ausberry added while Cameron had his first career catch (an 11- 2009: Chris Galippo, Malcolm 3 catches for 40 yards and Woods had 6 kickoff yarder). Smith and co-starters Devon Kennard and returns for 163 yards (including a 56-yarder to set —Cameron caught 2 passes for 16 yards Michael Morgan, tackles Jurrell Casey and up a USC touchdown) and a tackle. against Virginia, including a 4-yard TD. —Against Stanford, Woods had 12 catches —Ellison had 3 receptions for 45 yards against Christian Tupou and co-starting ends Wes (tied for fifth most in a game by a Trojan and 1 shy Minnesota. Horton and Armond Armstead. Others back of the USC freshman game record) for 224 yards —Ellison had a 29-yard reception against with starting experience were (the fifth highest game total by a Trojan, just 36 Washington State and Cameron had a 7-yarder. Shareece Wright, end Nick Perry, safety Drew yards shy of the school record) with 3 touchdowns —Cameron had a 14-yard catch against McAllister and linebacker Shane Horton (including a 61-yarder) to tie the USC game record Washington. (although Tupou will redshirt this year with for TD catches as he earned —Cameron had 4 catches for 24 yards against an injury). USC lost 5 of its top 10 tacklers Performance Awards National Wide Receiver of the Stanford. from 2009 (including the No. 1 stopper) and Week honors and he added 86 yards on 3 kickoff —Ayles caught a career-long 54-yard pass its leaders in interceptions, deflections and returns (and 0 yards on a rush) to total 310 all- against California, while Ellison had a 4-yard grab. forced , but the Trojans returned their purpose yards, while Johnson had 6 catches for 61 —Ellison (26 yards) and Cameron (15 yards) yards, Carswell added 2 catches for 24 yards and each had 2 receptions against Oregon. leaders in tackles for losses and fumble Butler had a 25-yard grab. —Ellison had 3 receptions for 32 yards, recoveries and a co-leader in sacks. Troy th —Woods had 7 receptions for 116 yards and including a 7-yard TD, against Arizona, while was 16 nationally in pass efficiency defense 2 TDs (16 and 9 yards) to become the first USC true Cameron had 2 catches for 10 yards. (106.0), 17th in sacks (2.7), 20th in tackles for freshman to have back-to-back 100-yard receiving —Ellison had a 10-yard catch and a tackle loss (7.0) and 22nd in scoring defense (19.9) games since Dwayne Jarrett did so in 2004, plus he against Oregon State, while Cameron had a 6-yard last year. But USC’s defense, which allowed had 2 runs for 25 yards and returned a kickoff 25 run on a fake punt for a first down. 340.5 yards in total defense (128.2 rushing), yards, against California, while Johnson also had 7 —Ellison had 5 receptions for 38 yards against was not up to its normal high standard, catches for 45 yards with 2 TDs (8 and 11 yards), Notre Dame. particularly for a 5-game stretch in the returned 2 punts for 38 yards and had 1 carry for middle of 2009 when it surrendered an minus 1 yards, Ausberry caught 4 passes for 53 yards OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (with a 22-yard TD), Butler had 2 catches for 18 yards average of 455.6 total yards and 34.8 points Three veteran USC offensive linemen from per outing (including a USC opponent record and Carswell had a 33-yard reception. 2009 are gone: 3-year starting guard-center —Woods has 259 all-purpose yards against 55 points by Stanford). So, cutting down on Oregon (200 on 8 kickoff returns and 59 on a USC- , who was a 2009 All-Pac-10 first these figures has been a point of emphasis best 7 receptions), while Johnson added 159 all- team choice, along with a pair of 2-year in 2010. purpose yards (94 on 4 punt returns, including a 55- starters in 2009 All-American first team tackle yarder to set up a TD, and 65 on 4 catches) and Charles Brown and guard Alex Parsons. DEFENSIVE LINEMEN both Carswell (30 yards) and Ausberry (26 yards) Brown was a NFL second rounder. But there The Trojans are well-stocked on the defensive had 2 receptions. are some gifted returning linemen with line, after losing only end from —Against Arizona State, Johnson had 3 experience and some younger players with the 2009 lineup. He left for the NFL, where receptions for 17 yards, returned 3 kickoffs for 57 potential looking to make their mark. yards, returned 3 punts for 21 yards and had a 4- he was chosen in the fourth round, after a yard run, while Butler added 3 catches for 49 yards, However, this 14-player unit is not particularly junior season that saw him record 8 sacks Ausberry had 3 for 21 yards (with a 2-yard TD), deep as offensive lines go. Three players (tied for most on USC) among his 45 tackles. Woods had 3 for 18 yards and Carswell had 2 for 9 returned from the 2009 starting lineup: a pair Both starting tackles from last season yards. of seniors who have started for 2 previous returned: promising junior Jurrell Casey (65 —Woods had a game-best 8 receptions for years in center Kristofer O’Dowd and guard tac, team-best 10 for loss, team-best 4.5 sack, 41 yards, returned 3 kickoffs for 64 yards and had a Butch Lewis, plus junior tackle Tyron Smith (1 1 int, 1 FR, 1 dfl in 2010), who topped the 5-yard run off a lateral against Arizona, while rec, -1 yds, -1.0 avg in 2010, plus 2 BLK PAT). Trojans in fumble recoveries (3), and Johnson added 2 catches for 25 yards and had an Also in the mix are 2 others who have started dependable senior Christian Tupou, a 2-year 11-yard punt return, Ausberry had 2 receptions for starter. But Tupou is redshirting in 2010 after 14 yards and Carswell had a 4-yard catch. games at Troy: senior guard Zack Heberer —Johnson had a team-best 5 catches for 45 (1 KOR, 5 yds, 5.0 avg in 2010, plus 1 tac), injuring his knee on the final day of 2010 yards (plus a punt return for -2 yards) against Oregon who has 5 career starts but none since 2008, spring practice. Pushing for playing time at State, while Woods had 3 catches for 15 yards, 2 and sophomore tackle Matt Kalil (he started tackle are a trio of players who saw backup rushes for 20 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 68 yards, the 2009 Emerald Bowl), now starting on the action in 2009: senior Derek Simmons (8 tac, Carswell added 2 receptions for 13 yards and left side. They are joined by a group of 1 for loss, 3 dfl in 2010), who is also working Ausberry had a 9-yard catch. players with little, if any, prior experience: at end, and juniors DaJohn Harris (35 tac, 5.5 —Woods had 166 all-purpose yards (87 on a soph guard , who has for loss, 3.5 sack, 1 int, 1 FF, 1 FR in 2010), who team-best 9 receptions and 79 on 3 kickoff returns) emerged as a starter on the right side, junior has won the starting job, and Hebron against Notre Dame, while Johnson added 6 Fangupo (4 tac in 2010), who broke his ankle catches for 40 yards and had a 4-yard punt return. center Michael Reardon (1 BK FG in 2010), who has started 4 times at left guard in 2010, early last season after transferring in from a junior college. There are also 2 walk-on TIGHT ENDS junior tackle Martin Coleman (injuries have tackles: senior Tyler Grady, a thrower on the USC had to replace productive tight end hampered him throughout his career), sophomore center Abe Markowitz, a one- USC track team, and freshman Conrad Anthony McCoy, who caught 22 passes Tavarez. Last year’s co-starters at end are each of the past 2 seasons. He not only was time walk-on who earned a scholarship in the fall of 2010 and who also is a thrower on back in sophomore Wes Horton (28 tac, 5.5 a good blocker, but was a downfield for loss, 4 sack, 3 dfl, 1 FF, 1 BLK P in 2010, plus receiving threat (he averaged 20.8 yards per the USC track team, and redshirt freshmen Kevin Graf at guard or tackle and John 1 PR, 24 yds, 24.0 avg) and his later-in-the- catch in 2009). His 153 yards at Notre Dame season successor, junior Armond Armstead Martinez at guard. Then there are 2 walk-on last year established the school record for (38 tac, 4.5 for loss, 1 sack, 1 FR in 2010), who freshmen: Nathan Guertler (a tackle) and most receiving yards in a game by a tight notched starts at both tackle and end in 2009 Patrick Kim (a guard). Prep All-American end. He was a sixth round NFL pick. Juniors when he returned from a pre-season broken Giovanni DiPoalo Rhett Ellison (19 rec, 218 yds, 11.5 avg, 2 TD in center came aboard in the foot. Also in the starting mix at end is soph 2010, plus 3 tac), who has 18 career starts at fall as a freshman. Nick Perry (20 tac, 6 for loss, 4 sack, 2 dfl, tight end and fullback, and Blake Ayles (1 —Kalil, Lewis, O’Dowd, Holmes and Smith team-high 2 FF, 1 FR in 2010), a 2009 Freshman rec, 54 yds, 54.0 avg in 2010) are the only started against Hawaii, Virginia, Minnesota, Washington State, Washington, Stanford, California All-American first teamer who was USC’s sack tight ends on the 2009 roster who came into and Oregon. co-leader last fall (he started once). Others 2010 with any appreciable playing time at —Kalil, Reardon, O’Dowd, Holmes and Smith looking for time at end are 2 redshirt the position. Senior Jordan Cameron (13 rec, started against Arizona State, Arizona and Oregon freshmen who switched positions this spring, 97 yds, 7.5 avg, 1 TD in 2010, plus 1 tcb, 6 yds, State. former linebacker Kevin Greene (2 tac in 6.0 avg), who has also played basketball at —Kalil, Reardon, O’Dowd, Holmes and Lewis 2010) and ex-tight end/quarterback James USC, was moved from wide receiver to tight started against Notre Dame. Boyd. Three walk-ons—senior Jeff Serrano end prior to 2010 spring drills and he is thriving (he can also long snap) and juniors Zack there. Sophomore walk-on Eric Childs is also Kusnir and Peter Yobo, a javelin thrower on available. Depth arrived in the fall when a the USC track team who can also play tight pair of heralded prep All-Americans enrolled end—are also available at end. Entering the as freshmen: and Randall fray as freshmen were prep All-Americans Telfer. George Uko at tackle and end Christian Thomas (6 tac in 2010), who originally was a tight end. 7 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL —Horton had 6 tackles against Hawaii, in 2010), who started 3 times in 2009, and in 2009. Cornerback Josh Pinkard was a 3- including 2 for losses (with a sack), while Casey junior Ross Cumming (8 tac in 2010), who year starter with 167 career tackles, including added 4 stops (2 were sacks), Armstead had 3 played often on special teams last year. 59 last season. Strong safety Will Harris led tackles, Fangupo had 2, Greene and Thomas had Cumming is a one-time walk-on who earned the 2009 Trojans in interceptions with 4 while 1 each and Simmons had a deflection. —Casey had 10 tackles against Virginia, a scholarship in the fall of 2010. There also notching 69 tackles and cornerback Kevin Horton added 4 tackles (including 1.5 for losses, with are 2 redshirt freshmen in Marquis Simmons Thomas topped the team in deflections (11) a sack), Harris had 4 tackles with a sack and and Simione Vehikite, a converted fullback while making 57 tackles. Mays was a second Armstead (who played both tackle and end) and (he might double at fullback in 2010). A round NFL pick and Thomas went in the third Perry each had a tackle. quartet of walk-ons—sophs Augusto Alonso round. The cupboard wasn’t left completely —Casey had a team-best 9 tackles (0.5 for and Austin Rittenour and redshirt freshmen bare, though. Cornerback Shareece Wright loss) against Minnesota, Armstead added 4 tackles Will Andrew (2 tac in 2010) and Luke (67 tac, 7 for loss, 2.5 sack, team-high 10 dfl, (1.5 for loss), Harris had 3 stops, Horton had 2 tackles Freeman—are also available. Then there’s team-high 2 FR, team-high 2 FF, 1 BLK FG in and Perry had 1. —Horton had 3 tackles (with a sack) and a prep All-American , a freshman. 2010), the only scholarship senior in this year’s blocked punt against Washington State, while Harris —Smith had 6 tackles against Hawaii, Morgan secondary, is a good one. He has 15 career and Perry each had 2 tackles (with a sack), Casey added 4 tackles (1 for a loss) and a deflection, starts, including in last year’s Emerald Bowl had 2 tackles (1 for a loss), Fangupo had 2 tackles, Kennard had 2 tackles (1 was a sack) and Galippo after sitting out the 2009 regular season while Simmons had a tackle for a loss and Greene and and Horton also had 2 stops each. academically ineligible. Others looking to —Smith had 12 tackles against Virginia, Thomas each had a tackle. earn significant time at cornerback are junior —Casey had 5 tackles against Washington, Kennard added 7 tackles (0.5 for a loss) and Morgan had 5 stops. T.J. Bryant (3 tac in 2010) and sophomore Armstead added 4 tackles (with a sack), Perry had Brian Baucham (19 tac, 1 dfl in 2010), who 3 tackles and a deflection, Harris had 3 tackles (1.5 —Smith and Kennard each had 4 tackles for loss) and Thomas had a tackle. against Minnesota, Morgan had 3 stops and a both spent time as USC’s nickel back in 2009, —Armstead had 3 tackles against Stanford, fumble recovery and Galippo had 2 tackles (with plus redshirt freshman Torin Harris (13 tac, 1 Casey had 2 tackles and recovered a fumble, Perry a sack) and an interception. FR, 1 dfl, 1 defensive PAT in 2010). Then there had 2 tackles (with a sack) and a forced fumble —Kennard had a game-high 8 tackles against are 7 walk-on : senior Omari and Simmons and Thomas each had a tackle. Washington State, Smith added 5 stops, Horton had Crittenden, juniors Daniel Harper (8 tac in 3 tackles (1 for a loss), Morgan had 3 tackles and —Casey and Armstead each had 3 tackles 2010), Allen Noble, James Harbin, Boomer (1 for a loss) against California, while Perry had 2 Galippo had 2 tackles (1 for a loss). —Kennard had 10 tackles (1 for a loss) against Roepke, a former Trojan swimmer who can tackles (with a sack), Simmons had 2 tackles and 2 also punt, Taylor Ashton, who previously deflections and Harris intercepted a point-blank Washington, Smith added 8 tackles (2 for a loss), pass and returned it 9 yards to set up a USC TD. Morgan had 6 tackles (0.5 for loss) and Cumming played at Arizona State, and William Rojas —Armstead had 7 tackles (0.5 for a loss) and had a tackle. and sophomore Tony Burnett (20 tac, 0.5 for a fumble recovery against Oregon, Harris had 6 —Horton led USC with 10 tackles (2 for a loss) loss in 2010), also a jumper/sprinter on the tackles (with a sack, in which he forced a fumble), and had a forced fumble while coming off the USC track team. Taking over the safety jobs Casey had 5 tackles and intercepted a pass tipped bench early in the game against Stanford, Morgan are promising sophomores T.J. McDonald and Kennard each had 7 tackles (Morgan also had at the line of scrimmage, Horton had 4 tackles and (team-high 89 tac, 3 for loss, 1 sack, 4 dfl, a deflection and Perry had 3 tackles. a deflection), Galippo had 2 tackles and a forced fumble, Smith had a tackle for a loss before leaving team-high 3 int, 1 BLK P in 2010) at free safety —Casey had 5 tackles (1 for a loss, with 0.5 and Jawanza Starling (37 tac, 1 int, 1 dfl in sack) against Arizona State, Harris also had 5 tackles with a knee injury and Cumming had a tackle. (0.5 sack), Horton had 4 tackles and a deflection, —Against California, Galippo had 6 tackles 2010), the strong safety who is also on the Perry had 3 tackles (2 for a loss) and Simmons and while starting for the first time on the weak side, Trojan baseball team. Their backups are Thomas each had a tackle. Kennard also had 6 tackles (1 for a loss) and had a juniors Drew McAllister (1 tac in 2010), who —Casey had 6 tackles, including 2 for losses deflection, Cumming and Andrew each had 2 started once last fall, and Marshall Jones (25 (with a sack), against Arizona, while Simmons tackles, Morgan had a tackle and Horton had a tac, 1.5 for loss, 3 dfl, 1 FF, 1 int in 2010), who sack. added 2 tackles, Harris had a tackle and recovered missed most of 2009 with a neck injury while a fumble to set up a USC touchdown and Horton —Kennard had a game-high 13 tackles (1.5 for losses) against Oregon, while Horton added 11 playing cornerback. McAllister is sidelined had a tackle. in 2010 with a hip injury. Two walk-ons, —Casey had 8 tackles, including 2.5 for losses stops (2.5 for losses) and a deflection off the bench, (with a sack), and a deflection against Oregon Morgan had 7 tackles and a deflection, Galippo sophomore Cody Romness and freshman State, while Harris and Armstead each also had 8 had 3 stops and Cumming had 2. Greg Caruso, also are available at safety. tackles (Harris had 0.5 for a loss), Horton added 3 —Smith had 7 tackles (with a sack), forced a Then there’s freshman safety Patrick Hall, tackles (with 1 sack) and a forced fumble and Perry fumble and returned an interception 74 yards for a who enrolled this spring. He originally signed had 2 tackles. TD against Arizona State to earn College Football with USC in 2009 but did not qualify for Performance Awards National Defensive Player of —Casey had 6 tackles against Notre Dame, admission. He is coming off a knee injury. Armstead added 4 tackles (0.5 for loss), Harris had the Week and National Linebacker of the Week honors, while Morgan had 4 tackles (0.5 sack), Adding to the secondary ranks as freshmen 3 stops, Perry had a sack, a deflection and forced were 3 cornerbacks—prep All-Americans a fumble that he recovered and returned 8 yards Kennard also had 4 tackles (0.5 for a loss) and to set up a USC TD, Horton had a tackle and Galippo and Cumming each had 1 tackle. Anthony Brown and Demetrius Wright (5 tac deflection and both Simmons and Thomas had 1 —Smith had 7 tackles (1.5 for losses) and in 2010), plus Nickell Robey (44 tac, 1.5 for tackle. forced a fumble that USC recovered to set up a loss, 3 dfl, team-high 3 int with 1 TD in 2010), field goal against Arizona, Morgan added 5 tackles who has emerged as a starter—and prep All- (0.5 for loss) and a forced fumble and Galippo had American safety . Wright can also LINEBACKERS 4 tackles. USC returned a slew of linebackers from 2009, —Kennard had 8 tackles, including 1.5 for a play safety. including all of the starters. The unit, Troy’s loss (with a sack), against Oregon State, Smith had —Robey became the first USC true freshman greenest a year ago, now has a season of 7 tackles, Morgan had 6 tackles (0.5 for a loss) and to start a season opener at cornerback in the post- quality experience to call upon. Senior Cumming had 1 stop. World War II era when he had 6 tackles and a deflection against Hawaii, while Starling added 5 Malcolm Smith (69 tac, 6.5 for loss, 1 sack, —Smith had a game-best 12 tackles (1 for a loss) against Notre Dame, Galippo had 6 tackles, tackles, McDonald had 4 stops with a deflection, team-high 2 FF, 1 int for TD, 1 dfl in 2010) and Shareece Wright had 3 tackles and a deflection, junior Chris Galippo (28 tac, 2 for loss, 1 sack, a forced fumble and an interception (to set up a USC field goal), Morgan had 4 tackles and Kennard Harris had 2 tackles, Baucham, McAllister and 2 int, team-high 2 FF in 2010)—a 2009 had 3 tackles and an interception (to set up a USC Burnett each had a tackle and Jones had a Sophomore All-American first team field goal). deflection. honoree—were second and third on the —McDonald had a game-best 14 tackles with an interception (in the ) and a deflection Trojans in tackles last fall while starting on the DEFENSIVE BACKS weak side and in the middle, respectively. against Virginia, while Shareece Wright had 8 stops The entire USC secondary had to be (1 for a loss) with a blocked field goal and a Senior Michael Morgan (56 tac, 3 for loss, 0.5 replaced in 2010, as last year’s 4 starters deflection, Starling had 5 tackles, Robey had 2 sack, 3 dfl, 1 FR, 1 FF in 2010, plus 1 KOR, -1 departed. Between them, they accounted tackles and 2 deflections and Jones had a tackle. yds, -1.0 avg), who topped Troy in tackles for 645 tackles and 19 interceptions while —McDonald had 7 tackles (with a sack) for losses in 2009, started the first 9 contests starting 116 games during their careers. It against Minnesota, Shareece Wright added 5 last year on the strong side before was an impressive group, as evidenced by tackles (1 for a loss) and a deflection, Robey also precocious sophomore Devon Kennard (72 the fact that USC allowed a Pac-10 low 12 had 5 tackles, Starling had 4 tackles and an tac, 7 for loss, 2 sack, 1 int, 1 dfl in 2010) took interception, Baucham, Harris and Harper each passing touchdowns in 2009 (including none had 2 stops, and Bryant and Burnett both had a over after switching from . th in the first 5 games) and was 16 nationally tackle. Kennard is working at middle linebacker in in pass efficiency defense (106.0). Taylor 2010 and is the starter there. Battling this Mays, a 3-time All-American first teamer group for playing time are junior Shane while starting 4 years at free safety, posted Horton (27 tac, 6.5 for loss, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 dfl 276 career tackles, including a team-high 96

8 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL —McDonald had 6 tackles (1 for a loss) and SPECIALISTS record. His backup, tailback Joe McKnight, an interception that he ran back 20 yards against Senior Jacob Harfman (40.9 avg in 2010, plus is also off to the NFL (he had 32 career punt Washington State, Shareece Wright had 4 tackles 5 tac) took over the punting job from now- returns). So there was an open call for a new and a deflection, Robey had 3 tackles and 2 graduated walk-on Billy O’Malley after the punt return man, with Johnson (19 PR, 296 interceptions (including a 25-yard TD return and an 8-yarder to set up a USC TD) to become the first third game of 2009 and he was consistent, if yds, 15.6 avg, 1 TD in 2010) winning the job, Trojan freshman to get 2 picks in a game since Mike not spectacular. Nearly a third of his punts and Woods (1 PR, 4 yds, 4.0 avg in 2010) and Salmon did so in 1990 against Arizona State, Starling in 2009 (14 of 48) pinned foes within the 20- freshman cornerback Nickell Robey the had 3 tackles and a deflection, Jones had 2 tackles yard line and he had 5 that travelled at least backups. Johnson is eighth nationally in punt (1 for a loss), Bryant, Baucham and Demetrius Wright 50 yards. In 2010, 17 of his 42 punts have returns (15.6, second in Pac-10). each had 2 tackles and Harper and Harris each pinned opponents within the 20 and 8 have —Against Hawaii, Harfman averaged 44.0 had 1 stop. measured at least 50 yards. The only other yards on his 2 punts (including a 52-yarder that —McDonald had a game-best 11 tackles punters on the roster are untried junior walk- pinned the Warriors within the 20-yard line) and 6 against Washington, Shareece Wright added 8 ons Boomer Roepke, also a cornerback, and of his 8 kickoffs pinned the Warriors within the 20 stops and forced a fumble (when he punched the (with 4 touchbacks), while Houston hit all 3 of his ball out of a ballcarrier’s hands and out of the end Kyle Negrete, also a linebacker who punted PATs. zone for a touchback as the runner was about to the past 2 years at San Diego. Senior —Against Virginia, Harfman averaged 42.7 score on a 54-yard run), Starling had 7 tackles, quarterback Mitch Mustain or senior yards on 7 punts (with a pair of 52-yarders) while he Robey had 5 tackles, Baucham had 4 tackles and Joe Houston (26.0 avg in 2010) twice pinning the Cavaliers within the 20 and 1 of a deflection, Harper had 3 tackles and Burnett had could be used in an emergency. USC had his 4 kickoffs was a touchback, while Houston hit 2 tackles. to find a replacement for placekicker Jordan both of his PATs along with a 34-yard field goal (he —Shareece Wright had 5 tackles (1 for a loss) Congdon, who was deadly accurate inside also missed a 47-yarder). and a fumble recovery against Stanford, Starling the 40-yard line last fall (he was 11-of-12 from —Against Minnesota, Harfman averaged 36.7 also had 5 tackles, McDonald added 4 stops, yards on his 3 punts (including 1 that pinned the Robey and Baucham each had 2 tackles, Harris there). He hit 12-of-16 field goals overall and Gophers within the 20-yard line) and 1 of his 6 had a tackle and recovered a fumble (to set up a was perfect on his 41 PAT kicks in 2009 in his kickoffs was a touchback, while Houston hit both USC TD) and Burnett had a tackle. only season as USC’s kicker. The choice was of his PATs but missed a 48-yard field goal. —Jones had 5 tackles off the bench against between senior Jacob Harfman, who —Against Washington State, Houston hit all 6 California, McDonald had 3 tackles and an handled the kickoffs and punts last year but of his PATs but missed a 39-yard field goal, while 6 interception (to set up a USC TD), Shareece Wright missed his only field goal attempt (a 50- of Harfman’s 8 kickoffs pinned the Cougars within had 3 tackles, Robey, Starling, Baucham and yarder at the end of the half against UCLA), the 20-yard line (with 4 touchbacks). Harper each had 2 stops and Demetrius Wright and and senior Joe Houston (39-of-39 PAT, 10-of- —Against Washington, Harfman averaged Burnett each had a tackle. 37.0 yards on 2 punts (including 1 that pinned the —Shareece Wright had 7 tackles (0.5 for a loss) 16 FG in 2010), whose only action last year Huskies within the 20-yard line) and 1 of his 6 kickoffs and a deflection against Oregon, McDonald had was kicking the final point in USC’s 56-3 pinned UW within the 20 (he also made 2 tackles), 6 tackles (1 for a loss) and a deflection, Starling had season-opening win over San Jose State. while Houston hit all 4 of his PATs and was 1-of-2 on 5 tackles, Jones had 4 stops and a forced fumble, Houston, a one-time walk-on who earned a field goals (he made a 27-yarder, while his 40-yard Robey had 2 tackles and Burnett had 1 tackle. scholarship in the fall of 2010, won the try bounced off the upright). —Against Arizona State, McDonald had a placekicking job while Harfman continues to —Against Stanford, Houston hit all 5 of his PATs, game-high 13 tackles and blocked a punt (he also kick off. Also available is freshman walk-on while Harfman averaged 45.0 on his 2 punts (1 partially blocked another punt and downed a punt kicker Craig McMahon. As a kickoff man in pinned the Cardinal within the 20) and 1 of his 6 at the ASU 4-yard line), Shareece Wright had 6 kickoffs pinned the Cardinal within the 20. tackles (1.5 sacks) and 2 deflections, Robey had 6 2009, Harfman kept opponents within the 20- —Against California, Houston hit a pair of 27- tackles (0.5 for a loss) and an interception, Harris yard line a third of the time (on 22 of his 67 yard field goals, all 6 of his PATs and even had a had 3 tackles, a deflection and returned a blocked kickoffs, including 11 touchbacks). In 2010, 26-yard pooch punt down to the Cal 8-yard line to PAT for a defensive PAT, Jones had a tackle (0.5 for 31 of Harfman’s 71 kickoffs have pinned foes earn Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week a loss) and 2 deflections and Starling, Baucham and within the 20, including 14 touchbacks. honors, while 5 of Harfman’s 9 kickoffs pinned the Burnett each had a tackle. Junior short snapper Chris Pousson (1 tac in Bears within the 20 (with a touchback). —McDonald had a game-high 10 tackles 2010) is back after handling that job —Against Oregon, Houston hit a 32-yard field against Arizona, Shareece Wright had 4 tackles efficiently for the past 2 seasons. He has goal and all 3 of his PATs, while Harfman averaged (with a sack), a forced fumble that USC recovered 45.2 yards on his 5 punts (2 traveled at least 50 yards to set up a TD and a fumble recovery to set up a added the long snapping duty to his and 2 pinned the Ducks within the 20) and 2 of his 6 USC field goal, Harris had 4 tackles, Robey had 3 repertoire in 2010 now that 2-year long kickoffs pinned the Ducks within the 20 (with a tackles (including 1 for a loss), Jones added 3 snapper Cooper Stephenson is gone. Soph touchback). tackles while starting at strong safety and Burnett quarterback John Manoogian and senior —Against Arizona State, Houston hit a game- had a tackle. defensive end Jeff Serrano, both walk-ons, winning 29-yard field goal with 3:06 to play (after —McDonald had a team-best 10 tackles with also are available to snap. A new holder missing 2 first half short kicks) and made all 3 of his a deflection against Oregon State, Shareece had to be found in 2010 after last year’s PATs, while Harfman averaged 43.5 yards on his 6 Wright added 7 tackles (1 for a loss) with a holder (quarterback-wide receiver Garrett punts (with 4 pinning the Sun Devils within the 20 deflection, Robey and Jones each had 5 tackles, and 2 traveling at least 50 yards) and 1 of his 6 Baucham had 2 tackles and Burnett had 1 stop. Green) and his backup (punter Billy kickoffs pinned ASU within the 20. —Burnett played most of the Notre Dame O’Malley) graduated. Senior quarterback —Against Arizona, Harfman averaged 42.5 game at free safety when McDonald was injured Mitch Mustain is doing the job, backed by yards on his 2 punts (1 pinned the Wildcats within early in the contest and he had 10 tackles (0.5 for soph walk-on wide receiver Robbie Boyer. the 20) and all 5 of his kickoffs pinned the Wildcats loss), while Shareece Wright added 7 tackles and USC appeared set on kickoff returns, as 3 within the 20 (with 2 touchbacks), while Houston hit 2 deflections, Jones had 4 tackles with an players who had at least 13 runbacks last a 30-yard field goal that proved to be the decisive interception (to set up a USC field goal) while year were back: senior tailback C.J. Gable points and all 3 of his PATs. starting, Robey and Baucham each had 3 tackles, (7 KOR, 186 yds, 26.6 avg in 2010), senior wide —Against Oregon State, Harfman averaged Demetrius Wright had 2 stops and McDonald had 38.0 yards on his 6 punts (with a 52-yarder) and a tackle. receiver Ronald Johnson (3 KOR, 57 yds, 19.0 kicked off twice, while Houston hit his only PAT. avg in 2010) and sophomore tailback Curtis —Against Notre Dame, Houston hit all 3 of his SPECIAL TEAMS OVERVIEW McNeal. Johnson is fifth on USC’s career field goal attempts (45, 23 and 37 yards, with the USC’s punter (Jacob Harfman), short snapper kickoff return list (1,321 yards) and Gable is 45-yarder the longest by a Trojan since David (Chris Pousson) and top kickoff returners (C.J. right behind him in sixth (1,196 yards). Gable Buehler’s 46-yarder against UCLA in 2007) and a PAT Gable, Ronald Johnson and Curtis McNeal) and freshman wide receiver Robert Woods to earn College Football Performance Awards National Placekicker of the Week honors, while from last year were back in 2010. But a new (37 KOR, 948 yds, 25.6 avg, 1 TD in 2010, plus 1 PR, 4 yds, 4.0 avg) are handling the kickoff Harfman averaged 36.7 yards on his 7 punts (4 placekicker, holder and punt returner had pinned the Irish within the 20) and 2 of his 5 kickoffs to be found. The Trojans were good last year return duties now, with Johnson, senior pinned ND within the 20. on both sides of the punt return battle, tailback Allen Bradford and senior fullback ranking ninth nationally in punt returns (13.6) Stanley Havili also available. Woods ranks NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR and third in opponent punt return yardage seventh on USC’s career kickoff return list (948 , a Rhodes Scholar quarterback (2.1), and they are hoping to continue in that yards). His 948 kickoff returns yards and 37 at USC and with the who fashion. But they need to improve the other kickoff returns in 2010 are school season then became a successful businessman and areas of special teams, particularly in kickoff records. Wide receiver Damian Williams, one football broadcast analyst, assumed the returns and opponent kickoff return yardage of college football’s best punt returners in athletic directorship at his alma mater on (their 18.9 and 24.6 averages, respectively, 2009, is gone. His 14.2 average ranked ninth Aug. 3. He brought with him as a senior were in the bottom 10 in the nation). nationally and his 2 scoring punt returns (66 assistant athletic director for football his yards at California and 63 yards versus boyhood friend, one-time USC and NFL Oregon State) were 1 shy of the USC season receiver J.K. McKay, the son of legendary USC coach John McKay. 9 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL DECIDED AT 0:00 RANDOM NOTES For the first season in its history, USC in 2010 DEFENSE ***The most recent season before this one that has lost a pair of games (back-to-back versus USC has allowed 500-plus yards of total offense ***The USC football program is on probation Washington and Stanford) when the in 3 games was in 1970 (also 3 times). until June 9, 2014 for NCAA violations opponent scored with 0:00 on the clock in ***Opponents have scored on their final drives in involving agent and amateurism issues, lack regulation. Here’s a look at Trojan regulation 8 of USC’s 12 games in 2010 (all but Washington of institutional control, impermissible games that have been lost or tied at the gun: State, Oregon and Notre Dame, which scored inducements, extra benefits, exceeding on their second-to-last possession, and Arizona coach staff limits and unethical conduct. The State). YEAR OPPONENT RESULT HOW SCORED penalties include: public reprimand and 1944 UCLA T, 13-13 TD ***Of the 53 opponent scoring drives against USC 1975 Stanford L, 13-10 FG in 2010, 23 have been at least 70 yards (with 11 censure; four years of probation through 1986 Notre Dame L, 38-37 FG at least 80 yards). June 9, 2014; post-season ban for the 2010 2000 Stanford L, 32-30 TD ***USC is allowing 403.8 total yards per game in and 2011 seasons; one-year show cause 2001 Washington L, 27-24 FG 2010, the most allowed since records were first penalty (through June 9, 2011) for an assistant 2010 Washington L, 32-31 FG kept in 1955. ***USC is allowing 262.0 passing yards per game football coach; vacation of wins from 2010 Stanford L, 37-35 FG in 2010, the third most allowed since records were December 2004 through the 2005 season; And here are the games that USC has won first kept in 1955. limit of 15 initial scholarships and 75 total ***USC has intercepted a pass in 84 of the last scholarships for each of the 2011-12, 2012-13 or tied by scoring as time expired in 113 games. regulation: and 2013-14 years; $5,000 fine; disassociation ***USC has held 72 of its last 116 opposing teams of a former football player; prohibit non- to 100 rushing yards or less (4 times in 2010, 9 times YEAR OPPONENT RESULT HOW SCORED in 2009, 10 times in 2008, 10 times in 2007, 6 times university personnel from traveling on team 1969 Stanford W, 26-24 FG in 2006, 5 times in 2005, 8 times in 2004, 10 games charters, attending practices and camps, 1980 Tennessee W, 20-17 FG in 2003 and 10 times in 2002). and having access to sidelines and locker 1983 Florida T, 19-19 TD* ***Only 20 opposing runners have rushed for 100 rooms. USC is appealing selected penalties. 1986 Baylor W, 17-14 FG yards against USC in the past 105 games (most *USC missed extra point recently, Oregon State’s in 2010 ***USC’s 2010 captains, as elected by their (In 1982, USC scored on the final play against with 128). UCLA, but failed on a 2-point try to lose, 20-19) *** Since the start of the 2001 season, USC is 56-4 teammates during fall camp, are: QB Matt when holding opponents to less than 300 yards Barkley, FB Stanley Havili, LBs Malcolm Smith STATS OF NOTE of total offense (the losses were against UCLA in and Michael Morgan and CB Shareece 2006, Stanford in 2007, Washington in 2009 and WINS Wright. Barkley is the first sophomore ever Notre Dame in 2010). ***USC has won 84 of its last 98 games, 95 of its named a USC captain. last 111, 96 of its last 113, 98 of its last 114 and 102 MISCELLANEOUS of its last 121 (14 wins later vacated due to NCAA ***On special teams, USC is fifth nationally in punt ***Former USC All-American fullback Sam penalty). returns (15.8, second in Pac-10) and 18th in kickoff “Bam” Cunningham, whose performance in ***USC has won 51 of its past 58 home games (6 returns (24.4, third in Pac-10). USC’s 1970 win at Alabama helped integrate wins later vacated due to NCAA penalty), ***The most recent season before this one that Southern football and whose 4-touchdown although 5 of those losses have come within the USC had a scored a touchdown on a punt return, outing in the 1973 Rose Bowl earned him past 9 home contests. kickoff return and interception return was 1998. Player of the Game honors, was named to ***USC has won its past 13 non-conference road ***2010 is the first season that USC has suffered a games (not including 8 neutral site wins and 1 pair of losses on the game’s final play of the 14-member 2010 Football Bowl neutral site loss), a school record (5 wins later regulation. Subdivision Class of the College Football Hall vacated due to NCAA penalty; revised streak: ***This is the first time that USC has suffered of Fame. Cunningham will be inducted at a 8 games, not including 4 neutral site wins). consecutive losses by a combined 3 points or less Dec. 7 dinner in and then since 1958 (when it had 1-point losses to Michigan enshrined into the College Football Hall of OFFENSE and North Carolina). Fame in ceremonies in the summer of 2011 ***USC’s 6.0 yards per play in 2010 is seventh ***This is the first season ever that USC has had 5 highest average since records were first kept in games decided by 3 or less points and 6 games in South Bend, Ind. He is the 37th Trojan, 1948. decided by 4 or less points. including 29 players, in the College Football ***USC has had 600-plus yards of total offense in ***USC’s 3 losses by 4 points or less in 2010 are Hall of Fame. A Trojan has been elected into a game twice in 2010 (613 at Washington State the most since 2001, when it lost 4 times like that. the Hall in 9 of the past 11 years. and 602 versus California). ***USC has played before crowds of at least Cunningham, a 3-year (1970-72) ***USC is converting 84.3% (43-of-51, with 34 TDs 85,000 in 40 of its past 93 games. at USC, earned All-American honors in 1972 ***Twenty of USC’s last 39 home games (including and 9 field goals) of its chances in the red zone. while captaining the Trojans to the national ***All 5 of USC’s running backs who have carried a since-ended streak of 14 in a row) have been the ball in 2010 are averaging at least 4.3 yards played in front of 90,000-plus crowds. championship that season. He was Troy’s per carry, including 2 who are averaging at least Back of the Year that season. He rushed for 6.0. ASSISTANT COACHES 1,579 yards and 23 touchdowns in his career ***USC has allowed just 17 sacks in 12 games in As soon as he was hired, head coach Lane (including 13 TDs in 1972) and added 34 2010. Kiffin immediately assembled an all-star receptions for 293 yards and 2 scores. As a coaching staff, including legendary former sophomore in 1970, his 135-yard, 2-TD debut SCORING Trojan defensive line assistant/recruiting performance in the Trojans’ season-opening ***USC has had 7 touchdowns in 2010 of at least maven and defensive guru 50 yards (and 9 of 40-plus yards). , who is Lane’s father and was 42-21 victory over Alabama in Birmingham ***USC is outscoring its opponents in each of the Pete Carroll’s defensive mentor. Orgeron provided a catalyst for the integration of first 3 quarters of 2010, but has been outscored now is the and college football in the South. Cunningham’s 111-58 in the fourth quarter. defensive line coach in addition to serving 4 short goal line dives against Ohio State in ***USC has scored at least 20 points in 108 of its as the recruiting coordinator, while the elder the 1973 Rose Bowl earned him game MVP past 119 contests (including a since-broken NCAA Kiffin has been appointed assistant head honors and he was later inducted into the record 63 consecutive games, a streak that was Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1992. He played snapped in the 2006 UCLA game). coach. Both men were on the younger ***USC has scored at least 30 points in 73 of its Kiffin’s staff at Tennessee. Also new to the in the 1973 Hula Bowl, College All-Star Game last 108 games, including 7 consecutive games staff are linebackers coach (a one- and Coaches All-America Game. He was in one stretch in 2010. time Trojan linebacker who spent the past inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame ***USC has scored at least 40 points 48 times since 10 years as an assistant in the NFL), offensive in 2001. Drafted 11th overall in the 1973 NFL the start of the 2001 season (including 18 times coordinator/running backs coach Kennedy Draft’s first round by the New England, he with at least 50 points). Pola (a former USC player and assistant played 9 seasons for the Patriots. He was ***Since trailing late in the third quarter at Oregon coach who was an NFL assistant the past 6 named to the AFC team in 1978. State in 2006, 33-10, USC has outscored its years), another pair of Tennessee assistants Cunningham currently works as a landscape opponents by nearly double, 1,835-980. under Kiffin in offensive line coach James contractor in Inglewood, Calif. ***USC has a knack for scoring 20 or more Cregg and secondary coach Willie Mack unanswered points in a game (4 times in 2010, 3 Garza, plus quarterbacks coach times in 2009, 11 times in 2008, 8 times in 2007, 5 (who came from Memphis) and special ***USC has only 73 scholarship players on its times in 2006, 13 times in 2005, 12 times in 2004 teams coordinator John Baxter from Fresno 2010 roster, well below the NCAA maximum and 11 times in both 2003 and 2002). State, who also is the associate head coach. of 85. ***Since the start of the 2001 season, USC has Former Trojan greats and NFLers Keary nearly doubled the score of its opponents in the Colbert (tight ends) and ***Six first-year freshmen have played for USC second half of games (2,144 to 1,104 points). in 2010, including 3 who have started. ***Since 2003, USC has scored touchdowns of 20- (safeties) returned as graduate assistant plus yards 169 times. coaches. They all joined holdover John Morton (passing game coordinator/wide receivers). 10 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL ***USC currently has 4 players who ***Two Trojans—LB Michael Morgan (public ***USCTrojans.com, USC’s official athletics graduated a semester early from high school policy, management and planning) and PK website, features live game broadcasts and and enrolled at USC in the spring. OT Martin Joe Houston (social sciences psychology)— stat trackers, replays of classic contests, Coleman enrolled in the spring of 2007, QB already received their bachelor’s degrees. exclusive behind-the-scenes video, a widely- Matt Barkley enrolled in the spring of 2009 read blog and original programming and both TB Dillon Baxter and WR Kyle Prater ***OG Martin Coleman had some of his (including the popular football enrolled in the spring of 2010. Since 1999, 15 sculpture pieces displayed at the 2008 and documentaries, “Project Trojan” and “Trojans Trojans have graduated at least a semester 2009 “Artletics” on-campus exhibits that 360”) covering all 19 of USC’s men’s and early from high school and come to USC featured the works of USC student-athletes, women’s sports. Nearly all of USC’s home (including 1 who graduated a full year early). while some of QB Mitch Mustain’s artwork sporting events are shown live. Most home was exhibited at the 2010 “Artletics” event. and road football, basketball and other ***Associate head coach/special teams sports’ games that are aired live on coordinator John Baxter brought his ***In the summer of 2009, C Kristofer O’Dowd commercial or cable television networks, innovative study-skills program, “Academic and some of his classmates in his USC Writing and thereby protected contractually from Gameplan,” with him from Fresno State this 340 class helped create an online summer live coverage elsewhere, are replayed upon year…and it immediately produced marked school website for elementary school their conclusion on USCTrojans.com. Also results with USC’s football team. Following students in the Los Angeles Unified School featured are daily post-practice reports and its implementation in the spring of 2010, the District., where summer classes were coverage of breaking news pertaining to Trojan football team had more players eliminated for financial reasons. O’Dowd Trojan athletics. All programming is archived record a 3.0 grade point average than in the produced content for the language arts for later viewing. USCTrojans.com also has past 11 years and the team’s overall GPA program for kindergartners through second an online athletic merchandise store and was its highest in 14 semesters. A third of the graders on SOSClassroom.org. ticket office. USCTrojans.com also can be USC team either posted a 3.0 GPA or had followed on Facebook (Facebook.com/ their highest-ever GPA. Baxter’s highly- ***C Abe Markowitz is a member of one of pages/USC-Trojans-Official-Page/ regarded program was similarly successful Samoa’s royal families, the Aiga Sa Malietoa, 124984464200434) and (Twitter.com/ during his 13 years at Fresno State, producing and he was selected as a “Talking Chief” of USC_Athletics), with many of the videos also 141 Academic All-WAC players and an the family. He also is a cousin of the King of posted on YouTube (YouTube.com/ NCAA APR score nearly 20 percentage Tonga. USCAthletics). The USC Trojan Text Alert points higher than the national average. program allows fans to get real-time news ***Frankie Telfort, a 2009 USC freshman about the Trojans (text “Trojans” to 51234). ***USC’s roster features 2 Gatorade National linebacker signee from Gulliver Prep in There is also an iPhone application for Players of the Year: QBs Miami, Fla., did not receive medical USCTrojans.com. Local AT&T U-verse Mitch Mustain (2005) and Matt Barkley (2007). clearance because of a heart defect customers can watch free on-demand (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), but he has videos from USCTrojans.com in the “College ***Who’s the fastest among the 2010 Trojans? remained with the Trojans as a student Football Extras” category. It might be WR Robert Woods (bests of 21.01 assistant coach. in the 200 and 46.17 in the 400), who at the ***The Trojan and the USC 2010 California state was second in the 400 ***In 2010, Athlon selected USC as the No. 2 Song Girls were named the nation’s best by and third in the 200 (he also was third in the “Most Attractive Coaching Job” in college ESPN.com in 2009: “Nothing says ‘glamour 400 in the 2009 state meet). Or perhaps TB football. school’ more than the ubiquitous presence D.J. Morgan (bests of 10.6 in the 100, 21.8 in of the USC Song Girls and the Trojans the 200 and 13.28 in the 110-meter high ***In 2009, USC was named “Team of the Marching Band…The brings one hurdles), who won the 2009 California state Decade” by both CBSSports.com and of the most stirring sounds in college football, high hurdles and was second in the 300- Football.com, as well as the “Program of the while the USC Song Girls give Trojans games meter intermediate hurdles (he also won the Decade” by SI.com, plus was No. 1 in one of the sport’s most indelible sights.” highs at the 2009 IAAF World Youth CollegeFootballNews.com’s “5-Year Championships). Program Rankings” and was ranked No. 2 in ***Eight Trojans have relatives who played ESPN.com’s “Prestige Rankings” among all on national championship USC football ***Speaking of track and field, several other schools since 1936 (behind Oklahoma). squads: CB Taylor Ashton (brother, Collin, Trojan footballers shined in high school at was on the 2003 and 2004 teams), TE Rhett their state meets. CB Brian Baucham won ***USC’s current coaching staff has a Ellison (father, Riki Gray Ellison, was on the the 300-meter intermediate hurdles title at combined 57 years of experience coaching 1978 team), OT Kevin Graf (father, Allan, was the 2008 California state meet despite taking in the NFL. Monte Kiffin spent 26 years on the 1972 team), S Patrick Hall (cousin, up the event in just the final 6 weeks of his coaching in the NFL, followed by Joe Barry , was on the 2003 team), OG senior season. TE Blake Ayles was second (10), John Morton (9), Kennedy Pola (6), Lane Khaled Holmes (brother, Alex, was on the at the 2008 California state meet in the discus Kiffin (3), (2) and Ed Orgeron 2003 and 2004 teams), OT Matt Kalil (brother, throw. C Abe Markowitz was second at the (1). Between them, they have coached with Ryan, was on the 2003 and 2004 teams), LB 2008 Hawaii state meet in the shot put and 22 NFL playoff teams, including in 3 Super Marquis Simmons (brother, Melvin “Champ,” discus. OT Kevin Graf was third in the shot Bowls (2 winners). In all, the Trojan was on the 2003 team) and LB Malcolm Smith put at the 2009 California state meet. staff has 208 years of coaching experience (brother, 2006 All-American Steve Smith, was at all levels. Collegiately, they have on the 2003 and 2004 teams). Also, head ***Several USC football players have coached in 76 bowls or playoffs, including coach Lane Kiffin and assistant coach Ed participated on other Trojan athletic teams. on 9 national championship teams. The staff Orgeron were USC assistant coaches on the TE Jordan Cameron played forward on the also has 442 years of college playing 2003 and 2004 teams and assistant coach men’s basketball team in 2009, C Abe experience and 22 years of pro playing Kennedy Pola was a Trojan assistant on the Markowitz was a thrower on the track squad experience. 2003 team, while graduate assistant coach in 2009 and 2010, CB-P Boomer Roepke swam Keary Colbert played on the 2003 team. for the Trojans in 2008 and 2009, CB Tony ***Defensive coordinator/recruiting Burnett was a jumper on the 2010 track team, coordinator/defensive line coach Ed ***Several Trojans have other relatives with DE-TE Peter Yobo threw the javelin on the Orgeron broke his foot in practice early in USC football connections. OT Kevin Graf’s 2010 track squad and DT Tyler Grady was a the 2010 season, had surgery and was on brother, Derek, lettered at center at USC in discus thrower on the 2009 and 2010 track crutches and/or a walking boot for the first 2002. C Abe Markowitz’s grandfather, Larry, teams. three-fourths of the season while coaching played football at USC in the early 1950s, in practice and during games. while his cousin is former USC offensive ***Two Trojans previously participated in lineman Faaesea Mailo (1996, 1999-2002) rugby. OT Martin Coleman, who grew up on ***Defensive coordinator/recruiting and his distant cousins are former (2005-08) the Tongan island of Vavau, played rugby coordinator/defensive line coach Ed Trojan linebackers Rey Maualuga and as a youngster. FB Hunter Simmons was a Orgeron played himself in the 2009 Oscar- Kaluka Maiava. S T.J. McDonald’s father, Tim member of the 2008 USA Under-18 National nominated movie, “The Blind Side.” was a 2-time (1985-86) All-American and 4- Rugby Team that competed in England. year (1983-86) letterman safety at USC, where he was the team MVP his final 2

11 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL seasons, was Troy’s 1986 captain and helped Markowitz’s father, Barry, lettered as a Reaves, was a quarterback at Appalachian the Trojans win the 1985 Rose Bowl. FB K.C. linebacker at UCLA in 1974, his great State and then an assistant at South Carolina, Pola’s father, Kennedy, played at USC (1982- grandfather, Richard Love, played Tennessee and now New Mexico; and 5) and is now USC’s offensive coordinator/ basketball and tennis at UCLA in the 1920s another brother-in-law, Stephen Reaves, running backs coach, while his cousin is Troy and his cousins include former Hawaii and played quarterback at Michigan State and Polamalu, a 2-time (2001-02) All-American San Francisco 49er offensive lineman Jesse Southern Miss and for the CFL’s Toronto safety at USC. Graduate assistant coach Sapolu and Colorado sophomore offensive Argonauts. Linebackers coach Joe Barry’s Keary Colbert’s cousins are former Arizona guard Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner. OG John father, Mike, was a college assistant coach State defensive lineman Tommie Townsend Martinez’s cousins, Henry (1994-95), Jeff at Southern Illinois, Arizona, Iowa State, (1999-2001), who also attended USC, and (1994-96), Doug (1998-2001) and Jason (2000- Colorado, North Carolina State and current USC freshman safety Patrick Hall. 03) Kaufusi all played football at Utah, with Tennessee in addition to USC (1993-97) Graduate assistant coach Sammy Knight has Doug later playing in the NFL and CFL, and before joining the Lions, while his father-in- 2 brothers who played at USC: Ryan lettered cousins Steve (1985-87) and Rich (1989-90) law, is a long-time college 4 years (1984-87) at tailback for USC and led played football at BYU, with Steve now an (Utah State, California, Arizona State) and the Trojans in rushing in 1985 and 1986 (he is assistant coach at BYU, while his brother Keni pro (, Bears) 20th on USC’s career rushing list with 1,875 Kaufusi is a redshirt freshman defensive assistant who had stints as a USC assistant yards) and Darryl lettered 3 years (1998-2000) lineman at California. S Drew McAllister’s (1995) and as the Lions’ head coach (2006- at linebacker at Troy. father, Ken, lettered as a defensive back at 08). Associate head coach/special teams California in 1976 and 1977 (he led the team coordinator John Baxter’s father-in-law is ***Speaking of genes: DE Armond Armstead’s in punt returns both season and in kickoff current Weber State head coach Ron uncle, Willie Armstead, was a cornerback at returns in 1976), while his mother was a McBride, formerly the head coach at Utah. Chico State in the 1980s. WR-TE David Golden Bears’ cheerleader. S T.J. Quarterbacks coach Clay Helton’s father, Ausberry’s cousin is Tommie Smith, the 1968 McDonald’s brother, Tevin, is a freshman Kim was Houston’s head coach from 1993 Olympic medalist in the 200 meters who cornerback at UCLA. LB Michael Morgan’s to 1999, as well as an assistant in college is long remembered for giving the “Black brother, Steve, was a at (Florida, Miami and currently the offensive Power” salute (with John Carlos) on the UCLA from 1999 to 2002. P-LB Kyle Negrete’s coordinator at Alabama Birmingham), the medal stand. QB Matt Barkley’s father, Les, father, Jeff, played football at Fresno State NFL (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Oilers, lettered for 4 years (1976-79) in water polo (1983-84), while his grandfather, Jim Los Angeles Raiders, Washington Redskins) at USC, captaining the Trojans his final 2 Sweeney, was the head football coach at and the CFL () following seasons and earning All-American second Montana State (1963-67), Washington State his playing career at Florida; his brother, team notice in 1979. TB Dillon Baxter’s (1968-75) and Fresno State (1967-77, 1980-86), Tyson, is the quarterbacks coach at Alabama stepfather, Anthony Mooney, is a posting 200 career wins, his uncle, Kevin Birmingham after assistant coaching stops at heavyweight boxer. WR Robbie Boyer’s Sweeney, played at Fresno State (1983-86) Memphis and Hawaii and playing at father, Rob Boyer, lettered 4 years (1984-87) and his cousins are Cal sophomore QB Beau Houston. Offensive coordinator/running in water polo at Pepperdine (he earned all- Sweeney and Washington soph S Nate backs coach Kennedy Pola’s brother, Ao league second team honors as a junior and Fellner. C Kristofer O’Dowd’s grandfather, Polamalu, played football at Penn State captained the Waves as a senior) and his Jack, lettered in football at Arizona for 3 years (1985-87), his nephew, Nicky Sualua, played grandfather, Bob Boyer, was a 2-time All- (1930-32). FB K.C. Pola’s uncle, Ao Polamalu, running back in the NFL with Dallas and American swimmer at Oregon who won the played football at Penn State (1985-87), his Cincinnati after attending Ohio State, while Pac-8 50-yard freestyle in 1967 and 1968. WR cousin, Nicky Sualua, played running back 3 other nephews played college football: Brice Butler’s father, Bobby, was a 1980 All- in the NFL with Dallas and Cincinnati after Leie Sualua was a defensive lineman at American cornerback at Florida State who attending Ohio State, while 3 other cousins Oregon, Joe Polamalu was at Oregon State then played 12 years (1981-92) with the played college football: Leie Sualua was a in 1987 and 1988 and Kaio Aumua played , while his brother, Brenton, defensive lineman at Oregon, Joe Polamalu at UTEP. Graduate assistant coach Sammy was on Fordham’s basketball team (2007-10). was at Oregon State in 1987 and 1988 and Knight’s father, Sam Sr., played on a TE Jordan Cameron’s sister, Brynn, was a Kaio Aumua played at UTEP. LB Marquis California state championship basketball guard on USC’s women’s basketball team Simmons’ brother, Marvin, lettered in 2004 at team at Riverside (Calif.) Community (2005-09), while his grandfather, Jack linebacker for Kansas State. S Jawanza College in the early 1960s that was coached Cravens, played basketball and baseball at Starling’s cousin, Bryan Evans, was a by Jerry Tarkanian, and one of his brothers, BYU (1957-59). TE Rhett Ellison’s sister, Wesley, cornerback at Georgia (2006-09). DT Greg, played defensive line at Colorado in played water polo at Michigan for 4 years Christian Tupou’s brother, Fenuki, was an 1986. Strength and conditioning coach (2004-07). OG Khaled Holmes’ father, Mike, offensive tackle at Oregon (2007-08) who Aaron Ausmus’ wife, Andrea, was a former lettered at defensive end at Michigan (1974- then played with the . TB thrower on Tennessee’s track squad who 75). LB Shane Horton and DE Wes Horton are Marc Tyler’s father, , was a previously worked in the USC football office. the sons of Myke Horton, who lettered 2 years running back at UCLA (1973-76) who led the (1973-74) as an offensive tackle at UCLA, was Bruins in rushing in 1975 (they won the Rose ***OG Butch Lewis’ real first name is Wendell drafted by the in 1975, Bowl that season), earned All-Conference and CB-P Boomer Roepke’s is Peter. TB C.J. played professionally in the USFL (with first team honors in 1976 and is fifth on the Gable’s initials stand for Carl Jr., CB T.J. Washington and Memphis) and the CFL (with school’s career rushing list, then was an All- Bryant’s stand for Tevin JeVon, S T.J. Calgary), then was one of the original Pro with the Los Angeles Rams (1977-82) and McDonald’s stand for Tim Jr., TB D.J. Morgan’s members of the syndicated TV show (1983-86), appearing in stand for Dale Jr. and FB K.C. Pola’s stand for “American Gladiators” (he was Gemini from the Super Bowl in 1980 and 1985. WR Robert Kennedy Christopher. 1989 to 1992); their mother, Julie, played Woods’ father and grandfather (both also tennis at South Alabama and their sister, named Robert) played football at IN THE NFL Taylor, is a sophomore on the Fresno State Grambling. Head coach Lane Kiffin’s father, USC is always well-represented in the NFL. women’s volleyball team. S Marshall Jones’ Monte (now USC’s assistant head coach), At the start of training camp this summer, brother, Malcolm, is a freshman tailback at has 44 years of coaching experience on the there were 54 ex-Trojans on NFL rosters. Last UCLA. OT Matt Kalil’s father, Frank, was a collegiate and NFL levels, having been on year, there were 36 Trojans on opening day center at Arkansas (1978) and Arizona (1980- the staffs of programs that won 2 national NFL rosters, including players such as QBs 81-82), then was drafted by the championships (at Nebraska) and a Super Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, and in 1982 before playing for the USFL’s Arizona Bowl (Tampa Bay Buccaneers); his brother, Mark Sanchez, RBs Reggie Bush and LenDale Wranglers in 1983 and Houston Gamblers in Chris, was a defensive lineman at Colorado White, LBs , , Brian 1984. LB Devon Kennard’s father, Derek, was State (2001-04) who was then an offensive Cushing, Rey Maualuga and Clay Matthews, an All-American offensive lineman at intern at Nebraska and now is a defensive DBs Troy Polamalu and , DLs Nevada (lettering from 1981 to 1983) who assistant at USC; his father-in-law, John Mike Patterson, and Lawrence then played 2 years in the USFL (Los Angeles Reaves, was a former quarterback at Florida Jackson, WR Steve Smith, OLs Taitusi Lutui, Express) and 11 seasons in the NFL (St. Louis/ and 11 years in the NFL (Philadelphia Eagles, and Sam Baker and TE . Phoenix Cardinals, Saints and , , Four NFL head coaches have USC ties (either ), including on the Cowboys’ Houston Oilers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and as former players or assistants): Seattle’s Pete 1995 team that won the Super Bowl, while 3 years in the USFL (Tampa Bay Bandits) who Carroll, Jacksonville’s , his brother, Derek Jr., was a 4-year (2000-03) then was an assistant coach at Florida and Tennessee’s and San Diego’s Norv football letterman at Nevada. C Abe South Carolina; his brother-in-law, David Turner. Fourteen current USC players have 12 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL relatives with NFL playing backgrounds: WR SCOUTING UCLA 190, 5/15/89, So.*/Jr., —, Concord, Ygnacio Brice Butler (father, Bobby), TE Rhett Ellison UCLA, under third-year coach Rick Valley HS); #52 Tyler Grady (DT, 6-1, 250, 1/ (father, Riki Gray Ellison), S Patrick Hall Neuheisel, has dropped 5 of its past 6 games, 1/88, Sr.*/Sr., —, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills HS/ (cousin, Keary Colbert), OG Khaled Holmes including 55-34 at Arizona State last Friday. Santa Monica JC); #73 Patrick Kim (OG, 6- (brother, Alex), OT Matt Kalil (brother, Ryan), The Bruins can’t get enough wins in 2010 to 3, 305, 12/31/91, Fr./Fr., —, Chino Hills, Ayala LB Devon Kennard (father, Derek), C Abe become bowl eligible. Sophomore QB HS); #76 Nathan Guertler (OT, 6-5, 265, 1/13/ Markowitz (cousin, Jesse Sapolu), OG John Richard Brehaut (99-of-177, 55.9%, 1,066 yds, 93, Fr./Fr., —, Norco, Norco HS); #79 Peter Martinez (cousin, Doug Kaufusi), S T.J. 5 TD, 6 int in 2010), who was 33-of-56 (both Yobo (DE-TE, 6-5, 235, 1/9/87, Jr.*/Sr., —, New McDonald (father, Tim), P-LB Kyle Negrete school records) for 321 yards at ASU, has filled Brunswick, NJ, Achimota HS/San Jose State); (uncle, Kevn Sweeney), FB K.C. Pola (cousins, in for injured starting soph QB Kevin Prince #97 Conrad Tavarez (DT, 5-11, 285, 4/1/91, Troy Polamalu and Nicky Sualua), LB Malcolm (42-of-94, 44.7%, 384 yds, 3 TD, 5 int, plus 48 Fr./Fr., —, San Juan Capistrano, Mater Dei HS). Smith (brother, Steve), DT Christian Tupou tcb, 110 yds, 2.3 avg, 3 TD) in directing the Pronunciations: Neyer (NIE-ur), Negrete (nuh- (brother, Fenuki) and TB Marc Tyler (father, Pistol offense. The run game is led by soph GRET-ee), Emon Saee (EE-mon saw-EE), Wendell). Myke Horton, father of LB Shane TB Johnathan Franklin (201 tcb, 1018 yds, 5.1 McGuigan (mug-GWEE-gun), Pola (POE-lah), Horton and DE Wes Horton, played in the USFL avg, 7 TD in 2010, plus 10 rec, 63 yds, 6.3 avg) Rojas (ROE-haas), Rittenour (RIT-un-hour), and CFL, while OT Matt Kalil’s father, Frank, and junior TB Derrick Coleman (76 tcb, 462 Guertler (GURT-lur), Yobo (YOE-boe), Tavarez played in the USFL. Additionally, head coach yds, 6.1 avg, 5 TD in 2010, plus 2 rec, -3 yds, - (TAA-vuh-rez). Lane Kiffin was an NFL head coach and 1.5 avg and 3 KOR, 29 yds, 9.7 avg). Among —Add offensive coordinator/running assistants Monte Kiffin, Ed Orgeron, Kennedy the top receivers are junior WRs Taylor back coach Kennedy Pola, graduate Pola, Joe Barry, James Cregg, John Morton Embree (25 rec, 333 yds, 13.3 avg in 2010, assistant coach (safeties) Sammy Knight, were NFL assistants. Two assistant coaches plus 14 PR, 104 yds, 7.4 avg) and Nelson athletic director Pat Haden, senior associate played professionally: Monte Kiffin was in the Rosario (24 rec, 215 yds, 9.0 avg, 1 TD in 2010), athletic director for football J.K. McKay. Their CFL, while John Morton was in the CFL and freshman WR Ricky Marvray (18 rec, 170 yds, bios are below. NFL Europe. Graduate assistant coaches 9.4 avg, 2 TD in 2010) and soph WR Randall —Change the jersey numbers of Jordan Keary Colbert and Sammy Knight played in Carroll (15 rec, 242 yds, 16.1 avg, 2 TD in 2010). Cameron to #84, Jacob Harfman to #10, Joe the NFL (Colbert also played in the UFL). The defensive leaders include junior LBs Sean Houston to #10, Kevin Graf to #77, Will Westgate (86 tac, 10.5 for loss, 4 sack, 5 dfl, 1 Andrew to #51, Dion Bailey to #18, De’Von ON TV FF in 2010) and Akeem Ayers (65 tac, 9.5 for Flournoy to #10, Zack Kusnir to #93 and Jeff USC is one of America’s most televised loss, 4 sack, 2 int, 4 dfl, 2 FR, 2 FF in 2010) and Serrano to #99. teams. The Trojans have appeared on live junior Ss Tony Dye (83 tac, 3 for loss, 9 dfl in —Change the positions of David national, regional or local telecasts 411 2010) and 2009 All-Pac-10 first teamer Rahim Ausberry to WR-TE, Derek Simmons to DE-DT, times, including 277 of the past 279 games Moore (69 tac, 3 for loss, 1 int, 4 dfl, 1 FR in Simione Vehikite to LB-FB, Christian Thomas (USC’s last 118 games have been televised 2010). Ayers is a Butkus Award finalist. UCLA to DE-TE, Demetrius Wright to S-CB, Zack live, a school record). USC also had a streak sports a pair of the nation’s premier Kusnir to DE and Jeff Serrano to DE. of 111 consecutive games on some form of specialists in senior PK Kai Forbath (13-of-18 —Delete Malik Jackson (transferred), live television from 1988 to 1997 (snapped FG, 25-of-25 PAT in 2010), the 2009 Groza D.J. Shoemate (transferred), Byron Moore against Oregon State) and another streak of Award winner whose 85 career field goals (transferred), Travon Patterson (transferred), 48 in a row from 1997 to 2001 (broken against ties the school record (and is 2 shy of the (released from letter of California). NCAA mark), and sophomore P Jeff Locke intent), Glen Stanley (released from letter of (45.7 avg in 2010), who is seventh nationally intent), William O’Brien (quit), Bobby Der ACADEMICS in punting (45.7, second in Pac-10). (quit), Walter Calistro (quit), Ahmed Mokhtar Twenty Trojans have cumulative grade point (quit), Soma Vainuku (did not qualify), Ryan averages of 2.75 or higher (through spring ROSTER UPDATES McMahon (quit), Spencer Spiegel (quit), 2010 semester), including 1 with a 4.00 and Here are updates from the roster and staff Steve Blackhart (quit), Drew Ness (quit), Scott 10 with 3.00 or better. Among the top directory in the 2010 USC football media Stephens (quit). Also, athletic director Mike scholars on the 2010 Trojan squad are: QB guide: Garrett is no longer at USC. Brett Kan (4.00, business administration), DE- —WR Thearon Collier (#81, 5-9, 190, 6/ SNP Jeff Serrano (3.48, business 11/90, Jr./Jr., Miami, FL, Booker T. Washington INJURY/STATUS UPDATE administration), LB Devon Kennard (3.37, HS/Miami) joined the team this fall as a QUESTIONABLE: S T.J. McDonald, CB Brian communication), S Cody Romness (3.33, scholarship transfer (he has to sit out the 2010 Baucham, QB Matt Barkley, OT Tyron Smith, S music industry), S Drew McAllister (3.22, public season because of NCAA transfer rules). His Jawanza Starling, CB Torin Harris, C Abe policy, management and planning), QB bio is below. Markowitz John Manoogian (3.17, business —Former walk-ons Ross Cumming, Joe OUT: CB T.J. Bryant (shoulder), WR Markeith administration), QB Matt Barkley (3.11, Houston and Abe Markowitz received Ambles (dismissed), S Drew McAllister (hip), communication), LB Luke Freeman (3.10, scholarships this fall. Their bios are below. DT Christian Tupou (knee), TB Curtis McNeal human performance), OG Khaled Holmes —Add as walk-ons: #6 Anthony Neyer (ineligible), CB Allen Noble (ineligible), WR (3.09, communication), C Michael Reardon (QB, 6-2, 200, 9/3/92, Fr./Fr., —, Palm Desert, Thearon Collier (NCAA transfer rule) (3.09, communication), TE Eric Childs (2.97, Xavier College Prep); #15 Kyle Negrete (P- biomedical engineering/mechanical LB, 6-0, 210, 11/1/89, Jr./Jr., TR, Fresno, Clovis engineering), PK Jacob Harfman (2.90, West HS/U. of San Diego); #17 Emon Saee human performance), PK Joe Houston (2.89, (QB, 6-2, 200, 12/14/90, So.*/Jr., —, social sciences psychology), SNP Chris Calabasas, Calabasas HS); #25 Nic Curry Pousson (2.86, sociology), CB James Harbin (WR, 5-11, 190, 8/21/89, Jr.*/Sr., —, West (2.82, political science), TE Rhett Ellison (2.81, Covina, South Hills HS); #34 Tony Burnett (CB, international relations), DT Hebron Fangupo 6-1, 195, 6/29/90, So.*/Jr., —, Watts, Mayfair (2.81, sociology), WR Robbie Boyer (2,80, HS/Los Angeles Southwest JC); #37 Tim communication), DT Christian Tupou (2.79, McGuigan (WR, 6-0, 165, 9/7/88, Jr.*/Sr., —, political science) and CB Daniel Harper (2.76, Plainsboro, NJ, West Windsor-Plainsboro business administration). Kennard made the North HS); #39 James Wright (WR, 5-10, 175, 2010 Pac-10 All-Academic second team, 12/28/89, So.*/Jr., —, Culver City, St. Monica while Barkley, Holmes and Reardon were HS/Cal State Dominguez Hills); #40 Greg honorable mention. McAllister made 2009 Caruso (S, 6-2, 170, 7/13/91, Fr./Fr., —, Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. In Brentwood, Brentwood HS); #41 Kevin Noble its history, USC football has produced 22 (WR, 6-2, 185, 2/7/89, Jr.*/Sr., —, Vista, Rancho Academic All-American first teamers (tops in Buena Vista HS); #44 K.C. Pola (FB, 6-0, 210, the Pac-10 and among the Top 10 in the 11/24/91, Fr./Fr., —, Jacksonville, FL, Bishop nation), 20 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Kenny HS), #46 Craig McMahon (PK, 6-2, 180, winners, 12 National Football Foundation 8/27/92, Fr./Fr., —, Bakersfield, Bakersfield HS); Scholar-Athletes, 6 NCAA Silver Anniversary #49 William Rojas (CB, 5-10, 175, 7/29/89, Jr.*/ Award winners, 4 NCAA Today’s Top Eight Sr., —, Granada Hills, Bishop Alemany HS/ winners, 1 Rhodes Scholar and 1 Academic Moorpark JC); #50 Austin Rittenour (LB, 6-0, All-American Hall of Famer. 13 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL USC IN NCAA/PAC-10 STAT RANKINGS JACOB HARFMAN PUNTS

NCAA PAC-10 GAME PUNTS WITHIN 20 50+ YARDS NAME CATEGORY AVG RANK* RANK** HAW 2 1 1 R. Johnson Punt Returns 15.6 8 2 VA722 Robert Woods All-Purp. Run. 144.8 21 2 MINN 3 1 0 Joe Houston PAT Kicking 100.0 — 1T WASH 2 1 0 Matt Barkley Passing Avg. 235.7 — 3 STAN 2 1 0 Matt Barkley Passing Eff. 142.8 — 4 ORE 5 2 2 Robert Woods Receptions 5.1 — 4 ASU 6 4 2 S. Wright Passes Def. 0.8 — 4 ARIZ 2 1 0 Matt Barkley Total Off. 234.6 — 5 OSU 6 0 1 Robert Woods Kickoff Ret. 25.6 — 5 ND740 R. Johnson Receptions 4.9 — 5 TOTAL 42 17 8 USC Punt Returns 15.8 5 2 USC Kickoff Ret. 24.4 18 3 JOE HOUSTON PUNTS USC PAT Kicking 1.000 — 1T USC Time of Poss. 31:54 — 2 GAME PUNTS WITHIN 20 50+ YARDS USC Rushing Off. 183.0 — 3 CAL 1 1 0 USC First Downs 23.2 — 3 TOTAL 1 1 0 USC Sacks Allow. 1.4 — 3 USC TO Margin +0.3 — 4 JACOB HARFMAN KICKOFFS USC Scoring Off. 31.3 — 4 USC Passing Off. 244.9 — 4 GAME KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS) USC 4th D. Con. 60.7 — 4 HAW 8 6 (4) USC 3rd D. Con. 43.0 — 4 VA 4 1 (1) USC Red Zone Off. 84.3 — 4 MINN 6 1 (1) USC Total Off. 427.9 — 5 WSU 8 6 (4) USC Passing Eff. 135.1 — 5 WASH 6 1 (0) USC Net Punting 36.7 — 5 STAN 6 1 (0) *Top 25 only CAL 9 5 (1) **Top 5 only ORE 6 2 (1) ASU 6 1 (0) RED ZONE PRODUCTION ARIZ 5 5 (2) OSU 2 0 (0) GAME USC OPPONENT ND 5 2 (0) HAW 4-of-4 (TD, TD, TD, TD)3-of-3 (FG, FG, TD) TOTAL 71 31 (14) VA 3-of-3 (TD, TD, FG) 2-of-4 (int, TD, miss FG, TD) MINN 1-of-1 (TD) 1-of-1 (TD) WSU 4-of-5 (TD, int, TD, 2-of-2 (TD, FG) TD, TD) WASH 4-of-4 (TD, TD, TD, 5-of-5 (FG, TD, FG, TD, FG) FG) STAN 4-of-5 (TD, lost fum, 6-of-7 (TD, lost fum, TD, TD, TD, TD) TD, TD, TD, FG) CAL 7-of-7 (TD, TD, TD, 1-of-1 (TD) TD, TD, FG, FG) ORE 5-of-7 (FG, TD, TD, 4-of-4 (TD, TD, FG, TD) TD, TD, int, fail 4th) ASU 3-of-6 (miss FG, 2-of-2 (TD, TD) miss FG, TD, int, TD, FG) ARIZ 4-of-5 (TD, TD, TD, 2-of-4 (miss FG, TD, FG, fail 4th) fum, TD) OSU 1-of-1 (TD) 6-of-6 (FG, TD, FG, FG, TD, TD) ND 3-of-3 (FG, TD, FG) 3-of-3 (TD, TD, TD) TOTAL 43-of-51 (.843) 37-of-42 (.881) 34—TD 26—TD 9—FG 11—FG 3—int 1—int 1—lost fum 2—miss FG 2—fail 4th 2—lost fum 2—miss FG

14 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL THEARON COLLIER Punahou’s track team, winning the 2008 ILH shot put Pola was a graduate assistant coach at UCLA and discus championships while placing second in in 1992 and 1993, working with the secondary and Collier transferred to USC from Miami (Fla.) in the both events in the 2008 state meet…He also was a special teams. The 1993 Bruins played in the Rose fall of 2010 as a junior wide receiver, but will have vocal soloist and Samoan dancer at Punahou…He Bowl. to sit out 2010 because of NCAA transfer rules…He is a public policy, management and planning major He began his coaching career as a volunteer played 2 seasons (2008-09) at Miami, starting 4 times at USC…His grandfather, Larry, played football at assistant at Crespi High in Encino, Calif., for 3 seasons and appearing in 24 games…In his career with the USC in the early 1950s, while his cousin is former USC (1986-88) and then Westlake High in Westlake Hurricanes, he caught 44 passes for 574 yards (13.1 offensive lineman Faaesea Mailo (1996, 1999-2002) Village (Calif.) for 3 years (1989-91). Crespi won the avg) with 3 TDs, returned 20 punts for 158 yards (7.9 and his distant cousins are former (2005-08) Trojan 1986 CIF Division I championship and he coached avg) with 2 TDs and gained 10 yards on 5 rushes linebackers Rey Maualuga and Kaluka Maiava…His prep All-American running back , who (2.0 avg)…As a 2009 sophomore, he appeared in father, Barry, lettered as a linebacker at UCLA in starred at California. 12 games (starting once) and had 18 receptions 1974, his great grandfather, Richard Love, played Pola was a 4-year letterman (1982-85) at USC, for 250 yards (13.9 avg) with a TD, 12 punt returns basketball and tennis at UCLA in the 1920s and his playing both fullback and linebacker. He began for 158 yards (13.2 avg) with 2 TDs (61 and 60 yards) cousins include former Hawaii and San Francisco his Trojan career as a backup linebacker, but was and 4 carries for 10 yards (2.5 avg)…Was first 49er offensive lineman Jesse Sapolu and Colorado moved to fullback by midseason of his freshman Hurricane to have at least 2 scoring punt returns in sophomore offensive guard Maxwell Tuioti- year. He ended up starting there the last 2 games a season since 2004…As a 2008 freshman, he started Mariner…He is a member of one of Samoa’s royal of 1982 against UCLA and Notre Dame, as well as in 3 of the 12 games he played, catching 26 passes families, the Aiga Sa Malietoa, and he was selected most of the next 3 seasons. In his career, he ran for (second on team) for 324 yards (12.5 avg) with 2 as a “Talking Chief” of the family…He also is a cousin 681 yards (he also caught 23 passes and in 1983 TDs and returning 8 punts for 35 yards (4.4 avg)…As of the King of Tonga. threw a 65-yard scoring pass against Stanford). He a 2007 senior at Booker T. Washington High in Miami helped USC to a victory over Ohio State in the 1985 (Fla.), he earned All-State and Prep Star All- KENNEDY POLA Rose Bowl (he also played in the 1985 ). Southeast Region recognition as he had 33 catches OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/RUNNING BACKS COACH He earned his bachelor’s degree in history for 711 yards (21.5 avg) and 7 TDs…As a 2006 junior, from USC in 1987. he caught 34 passes for 791 yards (23.3 avg) and 9 Kennedy Pola, a former USC player and He attended Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, TDs…He returned 6 punts for touchdowns in his prep assistant coach who spent the past 6 years as an Calif., where he was a prep All-American in football career…His name is pronounced ther-RON CALL- NFL assistant, returned to USC as the offensive (he also was on the basketball and track teams). yur. coordinator and running backs coach in July of He also served as the student body president. 2010. His nephew, Troy Polamalu, was a 2-time (2001- ROSS CUMMING Pola, 46, who joined the as 02) All-American first team safety on the USC football the running backs coach following the 2009 season, team who now stars in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Cumming, a one-time walk-on who earned a spent the past 5 season (2005-09) as the running Steelers (he was Pittsburgh’s first round pick). scholarship in the fall of 2010, is a backup linebacker backs coach for the . While Kennedy’s brother, Ao Polamalu, played football and key special teams player as a junior in 2010…As there, both Fred Taylor (2007) and Maurice Jones- at Penn State (1985-87). Nephew Nicky Sualua a sophomore linebacker reserve linebacker and Drew (2009) earned Pro Bowl honors and the played running back in the NFL with Dallas and special teamer in 2009, he made 9 tackles Jaguars offense totaled the third most rushing yards Cincinnati after attending Ohio State, while 3 other (including 2 against Oregon State) while appearing in the NFL over that time, including 4 Top 10 rushing nephews played college football: Leie Sualua was in all 13 games…As a first-year freshman linebacker finishes. In 2009, Jones-Drew finished fourth in the a defensive lineman at Oregon, Joe Polamalu was and special teamer in 2008, he had 3 tackles while NFL in rushing (1,391 yards), fourth in scrimmage at Oregon State in 1987 and 1988 and Kaio Aumua appearing in USC’s final 9 games…He spent 2006 yards (1,765) and second in total touchdowns played at UTEP. and 2007 at the Naval Academy Prep School, but scored (16). In 2008, Greg Jones became the Pola was born in Pago Pago, American did not play football because of an injury…He had highest paid fullback in NFL history. The Jaguars Samoa, on Nov. 22, 1963, the same day President 45 tackles on defense and 9 receptions for 146 yards finished second in the AFC South Division and were John F. Kennedy was assassinated (Pola was named (16.2 avg.) with 4 TDs (including a 65-yarder) on in the AFC playoffs in 2005 and 2007, advancing to in his honor). offense in 2005 as a senior tight end and linebacker the AFC divisional playoffs in 2007. He and his wife, Diane, have 3 sons: K.C. at Santa Margarita High in Rancho Santa Margarita He was the running backs coach for the (Kennedy Christopher), 18, who is a freshman (Calif.)…As a junior in 2004, he made All-Serra in 2004. fullback at USC, Matthew Aoatoa, 17, and League while getting 60 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, Pola spent 4 years (2000-03) as an assistant at Raymond Trey, 12. 6 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries and 3 deflections…He USC. He was the running backs coach in 2000, spent is a public policy, management and planning major 2001 as the special teams coordinator, then SAMMY KNIGHT at USC. returned to his running back coaching duties in 2002 SAFETIES ASSISTANT and 2003 while also continuing as special teams JOE HOUSTON coordinator. Sammy Knight, who starred at safety for USC In 2003, USC’s 4 young tailbacks who saw and in the NFL, begins his first year as a graduate Houston, a one-time walk-on who earned a action combined for 1,887 rushing yards (157.3 per assistant working with the safeties. scholarship in the fall of 2010, is in line to be USC’s game) and 20 rushing TDs (plus 4 receiving TDs and Knight, 35, lettered 4 years (1993-96) at safety placekicker as a senior in 2010…As a junior in 2009, 1 kickoff return TD). Tailback LenDale White’s 13 and linebacker (rover) at USC, starting the last 3 hiss only action was kicking the final point in USC’s rushing touchdowns were a USC freshman season seasons. He had 290 tackles and 5 interceptions in 56-3 season-opening win over San Jose State…He record. Tom Malone was named USC’s first-ever All- his career. redshirted at USC as a 2007 sophomore and 2008 American first team punter (he also made All-Pac- As a 1996 senior linebacker, he made the All- junior placekicker…As a 2006 freshman at El Camino 10 first team). Pac-10 first team while leading USC in tackles (121), Junior College in Torrance (Calif.), he was a In 2002, USC 4 tailbacks combined for 1,897 interceptions (5, including 1 for a touchdown) and unanimous pick on the All-Mission Conference rushing yards (2 were NFL draft picks: fumble recoveries (3), and he also had 11 tackles National Division first team as he hit 14-of-20 field in the third round and Malaefou MacKenzie in the for a loss, 9 deflections and a forced fumble. He goals and 49-of-50 PATs…El Camino was the 2006 seventh). was named USC’s MVP and Most Inspirational California state junior college champion…While In 2001, cornerback Kevin Arbet won All-Pac- Player and was a team captain in 1996. He added prepping at Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach 10 first team honors as a special teams player and a team-best 89 tackles (9 for losses), plus 7 (Calif.), he hit 21-of-24 field goals (including his last placekicker David Davis led the Pac-10 in field goals deflections, 4 forced fumbles and a blocked punt 15 in a row) and 154-of-157 PATs…He is a social (tied for 17th in the nation). as a junior strong safety in 1995 when he won USC’s sciences psychology major at USC with a B- In 2000, tailback Sultan McCullough ran for Award and Jack Oakie “Rise and average (2.89 GPA) and he has already received 1,163 yards. Shine” Award. He made the All-Pac-10 second his bachelor’s degree. USC played in the 2001 , 2003 team in 1995. He had 65 tackles, 3 deflections, 2 Orange Bowl and 2004 Rose Bowl. USC won the fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal as a ABE MARKOWITZ national championship in 2003. 1994 sophomore strong safety while making All-Pac- Pola spent 1999 as the linebackers coach at 10 honorable mention. As a first-year freshman in Markowitz, a one-time walk-on who earned a San Diego State, working under former USC head 1993, he saw action as a reserve safety in all 13 scholarship in the fall of 2010, serves as a backup coach Ted Tollner. games, getting 15 tackles, 1 deflection, 1 fumble center as a sophomore in 2010…He played briefly He coached the running backs at Colorado recovery and 1 forced fumble, and even started in the San Jose State opener in 2009 as a redshirt in 1997 and 1998. The 1998 Buffaloes won the Aloha at free safety against Oregon State to become the freshman center…He redshirted in 2008 as a first- Bowl. first USC true freshman to start at safety in the post- year walk-on freshman center…He also is a Before that, he spent 3 years (1994 to 1996) as World War II era. shotputter on USC’s track team…His best throw of San Diego State’s running backs coach, guiding a He then spent 12 years as a strong safety in 2010 was a career-best 53-11…He was 13th in the pair of 1,000-yard rushers (Wayne Pittman in 1994 the NFL with the (1997-2002), shot put at the 2010 Pac-10 Championships (52-5 and George Jones in 1995). Jones, who was 32 yards (2003-04), (2005- ½)…He practiced with the USC track team in 2009, shy of 1,000 yards in 1996, won All-WAC first team 06), Jacksonville Jaguars (2007) and New York but did not compete…He made 2007 Super Prep honors in 1995 and played in the NFL with Pittsburgh Giants (2008). He played in the . In All-Farwest, Star-Bulletin All-State and Jacksonville. Pola also worked with the Aztecs his career, he had 42 interceptions (4 for honorable mention and Honolulu Advertiser All- special teams in 1996 (punter was touchdowns), 671 tackles, 38 deflections, 13 fumble Interscholastic League of Honolulu honorable an All-American first teamer, placekicker Peter Holt recoveries and 12 forced fumbles. He started 168 mention as a senior offensive and defensive lineman was runnerup for the Lou Groza Award given to the of the 183 regular season games he played (he also at Punahou High in Honolulu (Hi.)…He also was on nation’s top kicker and Leandrew appeared in 5 playoff games). Childs was an All-WAC first team pick). 15 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL He was a prep All-American at Rubidoux and 2 scores, including a TD pass (to McKay) and a In 2000-01, McKay was vice president and (Calif.) High, where he also was on the basketball PAT pass late in the game, for a comeback 18-17 general manager for the Los Angeles Xtreme of the and track teams. win over Ohio State. A Trojan co-captain in 1974, now-defunct XFL. He received his bachelor’s degree in he was named the team’s MVP and Most Most recently, he was a lawyer at Jeffer communication from USC in 1998. He is working on Inspirational Player that season and was selected Mangels Butler & Marmaro in Los Angeles. his master’s degree in communication to play in the 1975 Hula Bowl. He helped orchestrate After starring at Bishop Amat High in La Puente management. one of the greatest comebacks in college football (Calif.), where he paired with lifelong friend and He spent 2009 as an analyst on Compass history, throwing 4 touchdowns to lead USC to a 55- future Trojan teammate Pat Haden (now USC’s Media Networks’ college and pro football radio 24 win over Notre Dame in 1974 after trailing 24-0 athletic director), McKay lettered 3 years (1972-74) broadcasts. late in the first half. He still ranks 13th on USC’s career at wide receiver at USC while playing for his father, He has 3 brothers who played college football: passing list (241 completions) and is 14th in total head coach John McKay. The younger McKay was Ryan was a record-setting prep All-American offense (3,802 yards). He threw for 3,288 yards and a member of USC’s 1972 and 1974 national running back (rushing for 501 yards in a game) who 33 TDs in his career. championship teams and played in 3 Rose Bowls. then lettered 4 years (1984-87) at tailback for USC He was a 2-time Academic All-American He led USC in receiving as a senior in 1974 (34 and led the Trojans in rushing in 1985 and 1986 (he is (1973-74) and was named an NCAA Post-Graduate catches for 550 yards and 8 TDs). He was Co-MVP 20th on USC’s career rushing list with 1,875 yards), Scholar, NCAA Today’s Top Five Award winner and of the 1975 Rose Bowl (with Haden) when he caught Greg played defensive line at Colorado (1986) and National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in a 38-yard TD pass (from Haden) late in the game to Darryl lettered 3 years (1998-2000) at linebacker at 1974. help the Trojans to a comeback 18-17 win over Ohio USC. His father, Sam Sr., played on a California state Haden graduated from USC magna cum State. He was selected to play in the 1975 Hula championship basketball team at Riverside (Calif.) laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1975 with a bachelor’s Bowl and . He still ranks 23rd on USC’s Community College in the early 1960s that was degree in English and was awarded a Rhodes career receiving list with 88 catches for 1,326 yards coached by Jerry Tarkanian. scholarship to Oxford, where he received a and 18 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Rose He was born Sept. 10, 1975. He is married and bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics and Bowl Hall of Fame in 1998. his wife’s name is Freda. He has 4 daughters: Aneka, economics in 1978. He received a law degree from He received his bachelor’s degree from USC 20, Shianne, 8, Samone, 6, and Savannah, 3. Loyola Law School in 1982. in 1975 in political science. A seventh round pick of the Los Angeles Rams A 16th round pick by the Cleveland Browns in PAT HADEN in the 1975 NFL draft, he played for the Southern the 1975 NFL draft, he played with the Southern ATHLETIC DIRECTOR California Sun of the in 1975 California Sun of the World Football League in 1975. and then the Rams for 6 seasons (1976-81) while also He then served briefly as an assistant coach at Pat Haden, a Rhodes Scholar quarterback attending Oxford. He led the Rams to 3 NFC West Oregon State in 1976 before spending 3 seasons who played on 2 national championship teams at Division titles (1976-77-78) and the team advanced (1976-78) playing wide receiver for his father at the USC and a Super Bowl squad with the Los Angeles to the NFC Championship Game in 1976 and 1978. Buccaneers. Rams before becoming a successful businessman He began 1979 as the starter, but was sidelined with While playing pro football, McKay attended and football broadcaster, assumed the athletic a broken finger midway through the season as the Stetson College of Law and earned his law degree directorship at his alma mater on Aug. 3, 2010. Rams made it to the Super Bowl. He was the Rams’ there in 1982. During law school and after his NFL The 57-year-old Haden will oversee 19 men’s Rookie of the Year in 1976, made the Pro Bowl in playing career, he was an assistant to the and women’s teams and the $74 million budget that 1977 and was named the NFC Player of the Year in Buccaneers’ president, general manager and head make up the nation’s most tradition-rich athletic 1978 by the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club. In coach. program. his career, he completed 731-of-1,363 passes McKay’s father, John, won 4 national Along with his athletic director position, he (53.6%) for 9,296 yards and 52 touchdowns. championships, 5 Rose Bowls and 9 conference titles received a joint faculty appointment in the USC He starred in football at Bishop Amat High in while winning 75% of his games (127-40-8) as USC’s Marshall School of Business and USC Annenberg La Puente (Calif.), where he lived with the McKay football coach from 1960 to 1975. A member of School for Communication and Journalism. He family during his senior year because his family the College Football and USC Athletic Halls of Fame, works with faculty to design new curricula in areas moved out of state. he was twice National Coach of the Year (1962, such as sports business and sports journalism, and He was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of 1972). He also served as Troy’s athletic director for lectures and teaches courses. Fame in 2003, the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1995, 4 years (1972-75). He then became the From 1987 to 2010, Haden was a partner and the National High School Hall of Fame in 1995 and Buccaneers’ first-ever head coach, serving for 9 managing director of Riordan, Lewis & Haden, a Los the Academic All-American Hall of Fame in the 1988 seasons (1976-84). Angeles private equity firm that invests in high- inaugural class. He received an NCAA Silver His brother, Rich, has been the president of the growth middle market companies. His partners Anniversary Award in 2000. Atlanta Falcons since 2004 (he also served as the were former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan He was born on Jan. 23, 1953. He and his wife team’s general manager from 2004 to 2007). He and Chris Lewis, an All-American tennis player on a of 34 years, Cindy, have 2 daughters, Natalie was the general manager of the Buccaneers from pair of USC’s NCAA championship teams. O’Connor, 31, and Kelly Paulus, 30 (she played 1995 to 2003. From 1982 to 1987, Haden was an attorney in soccer at Georgetown and her husband, David, McKay was born on March 28, 1953. His wife’s the Los Angeles office of Lillick, McHose & Charles. played football and basketball there), and 2 sons, name is Kim. He has 3 children: sons Jeff, 31, and He also was an analyst on college and pro Ryan, 29 (he played football briefly at USC), and Haden, 4, and daughter Kiley, 10. football telecasts for CBS (1982-90), TNT (1990-97), Taylor, 27, as well as 5 grandsons. NBC (1998-2009, where he did Notre Dame games) and FOX (2008) and on radio with CBS and J.K. McKAY Westwood One. SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR He served on USC’s Board of Trustees from 1991 FOR FOOTBALL until 2010 and chaired the board’s Academic Affairs and Student Affairs committees. He was a key John “J.K.” McKay, a former standout USC adviser to a pair of USC provosts, working closely wide receiver whose name is synonymous with with them on all aspects of the university’s teaching Trojan football greatness and who subsequently and research mission. He also chaired the developed a legal and business background well- fundraising initiative of USC’s College of Letters, Arts suited for running sports organizations, became a and Sciences. He served on the USC Alumni senior associate athletic director for football at USC Association Board of Governors from 1984 to 1988. in August of 2010. He has served on numerous corporate and The 57-year-old McKay has been a practicing non-profit boards, including Systems Management attorney since 1982. In 1986, he joined the law firm Specialists, Data Processing Resources Corporation, of Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory as an Adohr Farms, Tetra Tech, The Apothecary Shops, associate and became a partner in 1990, Rose Hills Foundation, Fletcher Jones Foundation, specializing in real estate litigation. He represented Good Samaritan Hospital, Boys Town of Southern the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in negotiating the California, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Los Angeles potential relocation of the franchise and consulted and Crippled Children’s Society of Los Angeles. He in the financing and construction of the team’s new formerly chaired the March of Dimes Reading stadium in Tampa. Olympics in Los Angeles and the Boys Life National He then worked in 1997 with a group from Illiteracy Campaign. Park trying to bring an NFL team to Los Haden exemplified the term “student-athlete” Angeles. while at USC. Not only was he one of Troy’s most In 1998, he was executive director of football productive quarterbacks, but he starred in the operations for Majestic Realty Co./New Coliseum classroom. Partners, a group headed by Ed Roski to bring a A 3-time letterman (1972-73-74), he led the football franchise to Los Angeles. He worked with Trojans in passing in 1973 and 1974 (and in total senior NFL executives assessing criteria for a Los offense in 1973). He was a member of USC’s 1972 Angeles team. He was responsible for negotiating and 1974 national championship teams and played the renovation of the Los Angeles Coliseum and for in 3 Rose Bowls. He was Co-MVP of the 1975 Rose the acquisition of an expansion NFL franchise. Bowl (with lifelong friend J.K. McKay, the son of head coach John McKay) when he threw for 181 yards

16 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR — 13 Robert Woods (6-1, 185, Fr.) LE — 94 Armond Armstead (6-5, 295, Jr.) 9 David Ausberry (6-4, 235, Sr.*) 90 Derek Simmons (6-4, 300, Sr.*) 81 Kevin Greene (6-3, 250, Fr.*) OR LT — 75 Matt Kalil (6-7, 295, So.*) 56 James Boyd (6-4, 245, Fr.*) 77 Kevin Graf (6-6, 300, Fr.*) LT — 98 DaJohn Harris (6-4, 305, Jr.*) LG — 67 Michael Reardon (6-5, 290, Jr.*) 94 Armond Armstead (6-5, 295, Jr.) 68 Butch Lewis (6-5, 295, Sr.*) 92 Hebron Fangupo (6-2, 310, Jr.*) 74 Zack Heberer (6-5, 295, Sr.*) RT — 91 Jurrell Casey (6-1, 305, Jr.) C — 61 Kristofer O’Dowd (6-5, 300, Sr.) 90 Derek Simmons (6-4, 300, Sr.*) OR 67 Michael Reardon (6-5, 290, Jr.*) 92 Hebron Fangupo (6-2, 310, Jr.*)

RG — 78 Khaled Holmes (6-4, 300, So.*) RE — 96 Wes Horton (6-5, 260, So.*) OR 59 John Martinez (6-2, 290, Fr.*) 8 Nick Perry (6-3, 250, So.*) 89 Christian Thomas (6-3, 240, Fr.) RT — 70 Tyron Smith (6-5, 280, Jr.) OR 68 Butch Lewis (6-5, 295, Sr.*) SLB — 17 Michael Morgan (6-4, 220, Sr.*) 72 Martin Coleman (6-5, 335, Jr.*) 54 Chris Galippo (6-2, 250, Jr.*) 46 Ross Cumming (6-1, 230, Jr.) TE — 40 Rhett Ellison (6-5, 245, Jr.*) 84 Jordan Cameron (6-5, 235, Sr.*) MLB — 54 Chris Galippo (6-2, 250, Jr.*) OR 88 Blake Ayles (6-5, 245, Jr.) 42 Devon Kennard (6-3, 250, So.) 51 Will Andrew (6-2, 225, Fr.*) WR — 83 Ronald Johnson (6-0, 185, Sr.) 19 Brice Butler (6-4, 195, So.*) OR WLB — 6 Malcolm Smith (6-1, 225, Sr.) 80 Brandon Carswell (6-1, 195, Jr.*) 23 Shane Horton (6-0, 220, Jr.*)

QB — 7 Matt Barkley (6-2, 220, So.) OR CB — 24 Shareece Wright (5-11, 185, Sr.*) 16 Mitch Mustain (6-2, 200, Sr.*) 30 Brian Baucham (5-11, 175, So.*) 18 John Manoogian (6-0, 215, So.*) 34 Tony Burnett (6-1, 195, So.*) 15 Jesse Scroggins (6-3, 205, Fr.) SS — 27 Marshall Jones (5-11, 185, Jr.*) OR FB — 31 Stanley Havili (6-1, 225, Sr.*) 29 Jawanza Starling (6-1, 195, So.) 48 Hunter Simmons (6-1, 245, Fr.*) 14 Demetrius Wright (6-1, 205, Fr.)

TB — 26 Marc Tyler (5-11, 230, Jr.*) OR FS — 7 T.J. McDonald (6-3, 205, So.) OR 28 Dillon Baxter (6-0, 195, Fr.) OR 34 Tony Burnett (6-1, 195, So.*) 21 Allen Bradford (6-0, 235, Sr.*) OR 27 Marshall Jones (5-11, 185, Jr.*) 2 C.J. Gable (6-0, 205, Sr.*) CB — 37 Nickell Robey (5-8, 165, Fr.) 4 Torin Harris (6-1, 185, Fr.*)

SPECIALISTS RETURNERS

P — 10 Jacob Harfman (5-10, 195, Sr.) HLD — 16 Mitch Mustain (6-2, 200, Sr.*) 16 Mitch Mustain (6-2, 200, Sr.*) 49 Robbie Boyer (6-0, 180, So.*)

PK — 10 Joe Houston (5-7, 170, Sr.*)—PAT, FG KOR — 13 Robert Woods (6-1, 185, Fr.) AND 10 Jacob Harfman (5-10, 195, Sr.)—KO 83 Ronald Johnson (6-0, 185, Sr.) OR 2 C.J. Gable (6-0, 205, Sr.*) SNP — 62 Chris Pousson (6-4, 240, Jr.) 31 Stanley Havili (6-1, 225, Sr.*) OR 18 John Manoogian (6-0, 215, So.*) 21 Allen Bradford (6-0, 235, Sr.*)

PR — 83 Ronald Johnson (6-0, 185, Sr.) 13 Robert Woods (6-1, 185, Fr.) 37 Nickell Robey (5-8, 165, Fr.)

17 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL 2010 USC FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Cl.(Ath/Ac) Exp. Hometown(HighSchool/JC/College) 2 GABLE, C.J. TB 6-0 205 10/19/87 Sr.*/Sr. 4V Sylmar (Sylmar) 4 HARRIS, Torin CB 6-1 185 5/12/91 Fr.*/So. SQ Las Vegas, NV (Palo Verde) 6 SMITH, Malcolm LB 6-1 225 7/5/89 Sr./Sr. 3V Northridge (Taft) 6 NEYER, Anthony QB 6-2 200 9/3/92 Fr./Fr. — Palm Desert (Xavier College Prep) 7 BARKLEY, Matt QB 6-2 220 9/8/90 So./So. 1V Newport Beach (Mater Dei) 7 McDONALD, T.J. S 6-3 205 1/26/91 So./So. 1V Fresno (Edison) 8 PERRY, Nick DE 6-3 250 4/12/90 So.*/Jr. 1V Detroit, MI (King) 9 AUSBERRY, David WR-TE 6-4 235 9/25/87 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Lemoore (Lemoore) 9 ASHTON, Taylor CB 5-8 175 12/27/87 Jr.*/Sr. TR Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo/Arizona State) 10 HARFMAN, Jacob P-PK 5-10 195 7/26/89 Sr./Sr. 1V Chino (Ayala/Urbana/Mt. San Antonio JC) 10 HOUSTON, Joe PK 5-7 170 9/4/86 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Redondo Beach (Mira Costa/El Camino JC) 10 FLOURNOY, De’Von WR 6-0 185 12/31/90 So./So. 1V Studio City (Birmingham) 10 ROEPKE, Boomer CB-P 5-8 185 8/11/89 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Reno, NV (Reno) 13 WOODS, Robert WR 6-1 185 4/10/92 Fr./Fr. — Carson (Serra) 14 WRIGHT, Demetrius S-CB 6-1 205 12/19/91 Fr./Fr. — Corona (Corona) 14 KAN, Brett QB 6-2 205 6/5/88 Jr.*/Sr. TR Honolulu, HI (Punahou/Princeton) 15 SCROGGINS, Jesse QB 6-3 205 3/17/92 Fr./Fr. — Lakewood (Lakewood) 15 NEGRETE, Kyle P-LB 6-0 210 11/1/89 Jr./Jr. TR Fresno (Clovis West/San Diego) 16 MUSTAIN, Mitch QB 6-2 200 2/27/88 Sr.*/Sr. 2V Springdale, AR (Springdale/Arkansas) 16 BROWN, Anthony CB 6-0 185 10/15/90 Fr./Fr. — Rialto (Kaiser) 17 MORGAN, Michael LB 6-4 220 1/16/88 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Dallas, TX (Skyline) 17 SAEE, Emon QB 6-2 200 12/14/90 So.*/Jr. — Calabasas (Calabasas) 18 BAILEY, Dion S 6-1 195 3/2/92 Fr./Fr. — Lakewood (Lakewood) 18 MANOOGIAN, John QB 6-0 215 6/9/90 So.*/Jr. SQ Los Angeles (Windward) 19 BUTLER, Brice WR 6-4 195 1/29/90 So.*/Jr. 1V Norcross, GA (Norcross) 19 McALLISTER, Drew S 6-1 195 11/12/89 Jr./Jr. 2V Danville (Monte Vista) 21 BRADFORD, Allen TB 6-0 235 8/31/88 Sr.*/Sr. 4V San Bernardino (Colton) 22 McNEAL, Curtis TB 5-7 185 12/3/89 So.*/Jr. 1V Los Angeles () 22 ROMNESS, Cody S 5-11 175 6/2/89 So.*/Jr. — Palm Desert (Palm Desert) 23 HORTON, Shane LB 6-0 220 7/25/88 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Chatsworth (Notre Dame/UNLV) 24 WRIGHT, Shareece CB 5-11 185 4/8/87 Sr.*/Sr. 4V Colton (Colton) 25 HALL, Patrick S 6-0 190 7/16/91 Fr./Fr. — Oxnard (St. Bonaventure) 25 CURRY, Nic WR 5-11 190 8/21/89 Jr.*/Sr. — West Covina (South Hills) 26 TYLER, Marc TB 5-11 230 9/27/88 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Lancaster (Oaks Christian) 26 HARPER, Daniel CB 5-10 180 6/4/89 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Rancho Cucamonga (Damien) 27 JONES, Marshall S 5-11 185 9/7/88 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Agoura Hills (Oaks Christian) 28 BAXTER, Dillon TB 6-0 195 10/23/91 Fr./Fr. — San Diego (Mission Bay) 28 FREEMAN, Luke LB 5-10 200 7/17/90 Fr.*/So. — Westlake Village (Westlake) 29 STARLING, Jawanza S 6-1 195 6/21/91 So./So. 1V Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln) 30 BAUCHAM, Brian CB 5-11 175 3/27/90 So.*/Jr. 1V Torrance (West Torrance) 31 HAVILI, Stanley FB 6-1 225 11/14/87 Sr.*/Sr. 4V Salt Lake City, UT (Cottonwood) 34 MORGAN, D.J. TB 6-0 175 1/3/92 Fr./Fr. — Van Nuys (Taft) 34 BURNETT, Tony CB 6-1 195 6/29/90 So.*/Jr. — Watts (Mayfair/Los Angeles Southwest JC) 35 PULLARD, Hayes LB 6-2 225 4/18/92 Fr./Fr. — Inglewood (Crenshaw) 36 VEHIKITE, Simione LB-FB 6-0 220 3/13/91 Fr.*/So. SQ Kapolei, HI (Kapolei) 37 ROBEY, Nickell CB 5-8 165 1/17/92 Fr./Fr. — Frostproof, FL (Frostproof) 37 McGUIGAN, Tim WR 6-0 165 9/7/88 Jr.*/Sr. — Plainsboro, NJ (West Windsor-Plainsboro North) 38 BRYANT, T.J. CB 6-0 180 10/9/90 Jr./Jr. 2V Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln) 39 WRIGHT, James WR 5-10 175 12/28/89 So.*/Jr. — Culver City (St. Monica/Cal State Dominguez Hills) 40 ELLISON, Rhett TE 6-5 245 10/3/88 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Portola Valley (St. Francis) 40 CARUSO, Greg S 6-2 170 7/13/91 Fr./Fr. — Brentwood (Brentwood) 41 NOBLE, Allen CB 6-0 185 1/19/89 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Denver, CO (Eaglecrest/Colorado School of Mines/Mt. San Antonio JC) 41 NOBLE, Kevin WR 6-2 185 2/7/89 Jr.*/Sr. — Vista (Rancho Buena Vista) 42 KENNARD, Devon LB 6-3 250 6/24/91 So./So. 1V Phoenix, AZ (Desert Vista) 44 TUPOU, Christian DT 6-2 290 5/7/89 Sr./Sr. 3V Sacramento (Grant) 44 POLA, K.C. FB 6-0 210 11/24/91 Fr./Fr. — Jacksonville, FL (Bishop Kenny) 45 CRITTENDEN, Omari CB 6-0 190 4/11/88 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Modesto (Johansen/Modesto JC) 46 CUMMING, Ross LB 6-1 230 9/28/87 Jr./Jr. 2V Laguna Niguel (Santa Margarita/Naval Academy Prep) 46 McMAHON, Craig PK 6-2 180 8/27/92 Fr./Fr. — Bakersfield (Bakersfield) 47 HARBIN, James CB 5-10 175 2/23/89 Jr.*/Sr. — Los Angeles (Narbonne/Los Angeles Southwest JC) 48 SIMMONS, Hunter FB 6-1 245 9/20/90 Fr.*/So. SQ Pasadena (Loyola) 49 BOYER, Robbie WR 6-0 180 11/2/89 So.*/Jr. SQ Newport Beach (Mater Dei) 49 ROJAS, William CB 5-10 175 7/29/89 Jr.*/Sr. — Granada Hills (Bishop Alemany/Moorpark JC) 50 MARKOWITZ, Abe C 6-1 285 9/26/90 So.*/Jr. SQ Hawaii Kai, HI (Punahou) 50 RITTENOUR, Austin LB 6-0 190 5/15/89 So.*/Jr. — Concord (Ygnacio Valley) 51 ANDREW, Will LB 6-2 225 12/25/90 Fr.*/So. SQ Huntington Beach (Edison) 52 GRADY, Tyler DT 6-1 250 1/1/88 Sr.*/Sr. — Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills/Santa Monica JC) 53 SIMMONS, Marquis LB 6-1 215 3/17/91 Fr.*/So. SQ Compton (Dominguez) 54 GALIPPO, Chris LB 6-2 250 4/12/89 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Corona (Servite) 56 BOYD, James DE 6-4 245 10/10/91 Fr.*/So. SQ Bakersfield (Jordan) 57 ALONSO, Augusto LB 6-2 220 12/27/89 So.*/Jr. — Omaha, NE (Creighton Prep) 59 MARTINEZ, John OG 6-2 290 7/23/91 Fr.*/So. SQ Murray, UT (Cottonwood) 61 O’DOWD, Kristofer C 6-5 300 5/14/88 Sr./Sr. 3V Tucson, AZ (Salpointe Catholic) 62 POUSSON, Chris SNP 6-4 240 7/21/89 Jr./Jr. 2V San Diego (St. Augustine) 63 Di POALO, Giovanni C 6-6 295 6/16/91 Fr./Fr. — Ventura (St. Bonaventure) 67 REARDON, Michael C 6-5 290 12/23/88 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Anaheim (Orange Lutheran)

18 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Cl.(Ath/Ac) Exp. Hometown(HighSchool/JC/College) 68 LEWIS, Butch OG 6-5 295 12/1/87 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Denver, CO (Regis Jesuit) 70 SMITH, Tyron OT 6-5 280 12/12/90 Jr./Jr. 2V Moreno Valley (Rancho Verde) 72 COLEMAN, Martin OT 6-5 335 7/2/87 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Huntington Beach (Edison) 73 KIM, Patrick OG 6-3 305 12/31/91 Fr./Fr. — Chino Hills (Ayala) 74 HEBERER, Zack OG 6-5 295 6/9/88 Sr.*/Sr. 3V San Pedro (San Pedro) 75 KALIL, Matt OT 6-7 295 7/6/89 So.*/Jr. 1V Corona (Servite) 76 GUERTLER, Nathan OT 6-5 265 1/13/93 Fr./Fr. — Norco (Norco) 77 GRAF, Kevin OG-OT 6-6 300 6/17/91 Fr.*/So. SQ Agoura Hills (Agoura) 78 HOLMES, Khaled OG 6-4 300 1/19/90 So.*/Jr. 1V Santa Ana (Mater Dei) 79 YOBO, Peter DE-TE 6-5 235 1/9/87 Jr.*/Sr. — New Brunswick, MJ (Achimota/San Jose State) 80 CARSWELL, Brandon WR 6-1 195 5/22/89 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Milpitas (Milpitas) 81 GREENE, Kevin DE 6-3 250 5/14/90 Fr.*/So. SQ Oakland (Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) 81 COLLIER, Thearon WR 5-9 190 6/11/90 Jr./Jr. TR Miami, FL (Booker T. Washington/Miami) 82 TELFER, Randall TE 6-4 230 5/16/92 Fr./Fr. — Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga) 83 JOHNSON, Ronald WR 6-0 185 8/3/88 Sr./Sr. 3V Muskegon, MI (Muskegon) 84 CAMERON, Jordan TE 6-5 235 8/7/88 Sr.*/Sr. 2V Newbury Park (NewburyPark/BYU/Ventura JC) 85 PRATER, Kyle WR 6-5 210 6/21/92 Fr./Fr. — Maywood, IL (Proviso West) 86 GRIMBLE, Xavier TE 6-6 245 9/2/92 Fr./Fr. — Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman) 87 CHILDS, Eric TE 6-4 230 12/7/89 So.*/Jr. — Cypress (St. Michael’s Prep) 88 AYLES, Blake TE 6-5 245 10/1/89 Jr./Jr. 2V Orange (Orange Lutheran) 89 THOMAS, Christian DE-TE 6-3 240 12/16/91 Fr./Fr. — Palmdale (Highland) 90 SIMMONS, Derek DE-DT 6-4 300 2/16/88 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Suisun (Armijo) 91 CASEY, Jurrell DT 6-1 305 12/5/89 Jr./Jr. 2V Long Beach (Poly) 92 FANGUPO, Hebron DT 6-2 310 7/19/85 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Santa Ana (Century/Mt. San Antonio JC) 93 KUSNIR, Zack DE 6-5 255 2/6/89 Jr.*/Sr. — La Jolla (La Jolla Country Day/San Diego State) 94 ARMSTEAD, Armond DE 6-5 295 8/3/90 Jr./Jr. 2V Sacramento (Pleasant Grove) 95 UKO, George DT 6-4 300 2/11/92 Fr./Fr. — Chino (Don Lugo) 96 HORTON, Wes DE 6-5 260 1/18/90 So.*/Jr. 1V Chatsworth (Notre Dame) 97 TAVAREZ, Conrad DT 5-11 285 4/1/91 Fr./Fr. — San Juan Capistrano (Mater Dei) 98 HARRIS, DaJohn DT 6-4 305 1/24/89 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Inglewood (Serra) 99 SERRANO, Jeff DE-SNP 6-5 225 3/16/88 Sr.*/Sr. — Walnut (Walnut/Mt. San Antonio JC)

*Used up redshirt year

HEAD COACH: Lane KIFFIN (Fresno State, 1998), First Year

ASSISTANT COACHES: Joe BARRY, Linebackers (USC, 1994); John BAXTER, Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator (Loras, 1985); Keary COLBERT, Tight Ends Assistant (USC, 2006); James CREGG, Offensive Line (Colorado State, 1997); Willie Mack GARZA, Secondary (Texas, 1993); Clay HELTON, Quarterbacks (Houston, 1994); Monte KIFFIN, Assistant Head Coach (Nebraska, 1963); Sammy KNIGHT, Safeties Assistant (USC, 1998); John MORTON, Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers (Western Michigan, 1997); Ed ORGERON, Defensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line (Northwestern State, 1984); Kennedy POLA, Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs (USC, 1987)

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Aaron AUSMUS (Tennessee, 1998)

19 2010 TROJAN FOOTBALL 2010 USC Trojans Football Statistics (as of Nov. 27, 2010)

TEAM STATISTICS USC OPP SCORING 375 333 Points Per Game 31.2 27.8 FIRST DOWNS 279 264 Rushing 121 103 Passing 137 140 Penalty 21 21 RUSHING YARDAGE 2190 1698 Yards gained rushing 2388 2005 Yards lost rushing 198 307 Rushing Attempts 437 387 Average Per Rush 5.0 4.4 Average Per Game 182.5 141.5 TDs Rushing 19 11 PASSING YARDAGE 2945 3144 Comp-Att-Int 263-425-11 258-429-14 Average Per Pass 6.9 7.3 Average Per Catch 11.2 12.2 Average Per Game 245.4 262.0 TDs Passing 26 29 TOTAL OFFENSE 5135 4842 Total Plays 862 816 Average Per Play 6.0 5.9 Average Per Game 427.9 403.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 49-1195 56-1330 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 22-348 11-84 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-152 11-142 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.4 23.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.8 7.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.9 12.9 FUMBLES-LOST 16-9 17-9 PENALTIES-Yards 86-737 64-556 Average Per Game 61.4 46.3 PUNTS-Yards 43-1744 56-2230 Average Per Punt 40.6 39.8 Net punt average 36.7 32.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:55 28:05 3RD-DOWN Conversions 71/165 74/166 3rd-Down Pct 43% 45% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 17/28 6/10 4th-Down Pct 61% 60% SACKS BY-Yards 26-178 17-116 MISC YARDS 0 -3 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 49 43 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-16 13-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (43-51) 84% (37-42) 88% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-51) 67% (26-42) 62% PAT-ATTEMPTS (39-39) 100% (34-38) 89% ATTENDANCE 479444 270254 Games/Avg Per Game 6/79907 6/45042 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total USC 97 117 103 58 375 Opponents 45 115 62 111 333 2010 USC Trojans Football Statistics (as of Nov. 27, 2010)

RUSHING INTERCEPTIONS Player GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Player No. Yds Avg TD Long Tyler, Marc 12 163 884 16 868 5.3 9 44 72.3 Robey, Nickell 3 33 11.0 1 25 Bradford, Allen 11 82 601 19 582 7.1 4 56 52.9 McDonald, T.J. 3 20 6.7 0 20 Baxter, Dillon 9 58 258 6 252 4.3 1 17 28.0 Galippo, Chris 2 8 4.0 0 8 Gable, C.J. 12 51 252 17 235 4.6 1 20 19.6 Smith, Malcolm 1 74 74.0 1 74 Havili, Stanley 12 26 176 10 166 6.4 1 59 13.8 Casey, Jurrell 1 0 0.0 0 0 Woods, Robert 12 6 52 2 50 8.3 0 22 4.2 Harris, DaJohn 1 9 9.0 0 9 Johnson, Ronald 12 5 26 1 25 5.0 0 10 2.1 Starling, J. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Ausberry, David 12 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 13 1.2 Jones, Marshall 1 0 0.0 0 0 Mustain, Mitch 12 6 18 8 10 1.7 1 8 0.8 Kennard, Devon 1 8 8.0 0 8 Cameron, Jordan 11 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Total...... 14 152 10.9 2 74 Team 8 4 0 5 -5 -1.2 0 0 -0.6 Opponents...... 11 142 12.9 2 66 Barkley, Matt 11 33 101 114 -13 -0.4 2 27 -1.2 Total...... 12 437 2388 198 2190 5.0 19 59 182.5 FUMBLE RETURNS Opponents...... 12 387 2005 307 1698 4.4 11 54 141.5 Player No. Yds Avg TD Long Wright, S. 1 7 7.0 0 7 PASSING Perry, Nick 1 8 8.0 0 8 Player G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Barkley, Matt 11 142.8 221-351-10 63.0 2593 25 61 235.7 Total...... 2 15 7.5 0 8 Mustain, Mitch 12 99.3 41-72-1 56.9 348 1 34 29.0 Opponents...... 2 3 1.5 0 5 Baxter, Dillon 9 133.6 1-1-0 100.0 4 0 4 0.4 Tyler, Marc 12 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SCORING Total...... 12 135.1 263-425-11 61.9 2945 26 61 245.4 |------PATs ------| Opponents...... 12 137.5 258-429-14 60.1 3144 29 65 262.0 Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Houston, Joe 0 10-16 39-39 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 69 RECEIVING Tyler, Marc 10 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 60 Player G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Johnson, Ronald 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0 0 58 Woods, Robert 12 62 735 11.9 6 61 61.2 Woods, Robert 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Johnson, Ronald 12 59 656 11.1 8 53 54.7 Ausberry, David 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26 Havili, Stanley 12 31 382 12.3 2 58 31.8 Bradford, Allen 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Ausberry, David 12 20 252 12.6 4 46 21.0 Havili, Stanley 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Ellison, Rhett 12 19 218 11.5 2 29 18.2 Barkley, Matt 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-4 0 0 12 Carswell, B. 12 16 205 12.8 1 44 17.1 Ellison, Rhett 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Tyler, Marc 12 16 128 8.0 1 24 10.7 Mustain, Mitch 1 0-0 0-0 2-3 0 1-2 0 0 10 Cameron, Jordan 11 13 97 7.5 1 14 8.8 Smith, Malcolm 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Baxter, Dillon 9 11 73 6.6 0 15 8.1 Cameron, Jordan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Butler, Brice 11 9 112 12.4 1 25 10.2 Baxter, Dillon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Bradford, Allen 11 2 27 13.5 0 19 2.5 Butler, Brice 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Gable, C.J. 12 2 4 2.0 0 4 0.3 Robey, Nickell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ayles, Blake 9 1 54 54.0 0 54 6.0 Gable, C.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Ambles, M. 4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 Carswell, B. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Smith, Tyron 11 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 Harris, Torin 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2 Total...... 12 263 2945 11.2 26 61 245.4 Total...... 49 10-16 39-39 2-4 3 3-6 1 0 375 Opponents...... 12 258 3144 12.2 29 65 262.0 Opponents...... 43 13-17 34-38 0-1 1 1-4 0 0 333

PUNT RETURNS TOTAL OFFENSE Player No. Yds Avg TD Long Player G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Johnson, Ronald 19 296 15.6 1 89 Barkley, Matt 11 384 -13 2593 2580 234.5 Woods, Robert 1 4 4.0 0 4 Tyler, Marc 12 164 868 0 868 72.3 McDonald, T.J. 1 24 24.0 0 0 Bradford, Allen 11 82 582 0 582 52.9 Horton, Wes 1 24 24.0 0 0 Mustain, Mitch 12 78 10 348 358 29.8 Total...... 22 348 15.8 1 89 Baxter, Dillon 9 59 252 4 256 28.4 Opponents...... 11 84 7.6 0 41 Gable, C.J. 12 51 235 0 235 19.6 Havili, Stanley 12 26 166 0 166 13.8 KICK RETURNS Woods, Robert 12 6 50 0 50 4.2 Player No. Yds Avg TD Long Johnson, Ronald 12 5 25 0 25 2.1 JWoods, Robert 37 948 25.6 1 97 Ausberry, David 12 2 14 0 14 1.2 Gable, C.J. 7 186 26.6 0 56 Cameron, Jordan 11 1 6 0 6 0.5 Johnson, Ronald 3 57 19.0 0 27 Team 8 4 -5 0 -5 -0.6 Morgan, Michael 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Total...... 12 862 2190 2945 5135 427.9 Heberer, Zack 1 5 5.0 0 5 Opponents...... 12 816 1698 3144 4842 403.5 Total...... 49 1195 24.4 1 97 Opponents...... 56 1330 23.8 1 100 2010 USC Trojans Football Statistics (as of Nov. 27, 2010)

FIELD GOALS 2010 USC FOOTBALL RESULTS Player FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Houston, Joe 10-16 62.5 0-0 5-6 4-6 1-4 0-0 45 0 ALL GAMES 7-5 3-3 4-2 CONFERENCE 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0 FG SEQUENCE USC Opponents NON-CONFERENCE 3-1 1-1 2-0 0-0 Hawai`i - (24),(40),(18) Virginia 47,(34) 45,35 Date Opponent W/L Score Attend. Minnesota 48 - Sept. 2 at Hawai’i W 49-36 44,204 Washington State 39 (44) Sept. 11 VIRGINIA W 17-14 81,375 Washington (27),40 (23),(41),(35),(32) Sept. 18 at Minnesota W 32-21 50,442 Stanford - (30) Sept. 25 at Washington State * W 50-16 24,310 California (27),(27) - Oct. 2 WASHINGTON * L 31-32 82,796 Oregon (32) (34) Oct. 9 at #16 Stanford * L 35-37 51,607 Arizona State 27,35,(29) 42 Oct. 16 CALIFORNIA * W 48-14 72,386 Arizona (30) 34 Oct. 30 #1 OREGON * L 32-53 88,726 Oregon State - (34),(38),(35) Nov. 6 ARIZONA STATE * W 34-33 68,744 Notre Dame (45),(23),(37) - Nov. 13 at #18 Arizona * W 24-21 54,722 Nov. 20 at Oregon State * L 7-36 44,969 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Nov. 27 NOTRE DAME L 16-20 85,417

PUNTING *Pac-10 Conference game Home game in BOLD Player No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Harfman, Jacob 42 1718 40.9 52 4 15 14 8 0 Houston, Joe 1 26 26.0 26 0 0 1 0 0 Total...... 43 1744 40.6 52 4 15 15 8 0 Opponents...... 56 2230 39.8 74 3 8 15 12 2

KICKOFFS Player No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Harfman, Jacob 71 4700 66.2 14 0 Total...... 71 4700 66.2 14 0 23.8 43.5 26 Opponents...... 65 3889 59.8 9 2 24.4 38.7 31

ALL PURPOSE Player G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Woods, Robert 12 50 735 4 948 0 1737 144.8 Johnson, Ronald 12 25 656 296 57 0 1034 86.2 Tyler, Marc 12 868 128 0 0 0 996 83.0 Bradford, Allen 11 582 27 0 0 0 609 55.4 Havili, Stanley 12 166 382 0 0 0 548 45.7 Gable, C.J. 12 235 4 0 186 0 425 35.4 Baxter, Dillon 9 252 73 0 0 0 325 36.1 Ausberry, David 12 14 252 0 0 0 266 22.2 Ellison, Rhett 12 0 218 0 0 0 218 18.2 Carswell, B. 12 0 205 0 0 0 205 17.1 Butler, Brice 11 0 112 0 0 0 112 10.2 Cameron, Jordan 11 6 97 0 0 0 103 9.4 Smith, Malcolm 10 0 0 0 0 74 74 7.4 Ayles, Blake 9 0 54 0 0 0 54 6.0 McDonald, T.J. 12 0 0 24 0 20 44 3.7 Robey, Nickell 12 0 0 0 0 33 33 2.8 Horton, Wes 9 0 0 24 0 0 24 2.7 Mustain, Mitch 12 10 0 0 0 0 10 0.8 Harris, DaJohn 12 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.8 Galippo, Chris 12 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.7 Kennard, Devon 12 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.7 Heberer, Zack 12 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.4 Ambles, M. 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.8 Smith, Tyron 11 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 Morgan, Michael 12 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 Team 8 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.6 Barkley, Matt 11 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -1.2 Total...... 12 2190 2945 348 1195 152 6830 569.2 Opponents...... 12 1698 3144 84 1330 142 6398 533.2 2010 USC Trojans Football USC Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 27, 2010) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no‐yds int‐yds brup qbh rcv‐yds ff kick saf 7 McDonald, T.J. 12 54 35 89 3.0‐14 1.0‐8 3‐20 4 . . . 1 . 42 Kennard, Devon 12 29 43 72 7.0‐19 2.0‐9 1‐8 1 . . . . . 6 Smith, Malcolm 10 39 30 69 6.5‐16 1.0‐6 1‐74 1 . . 2 . . 24 Wright, S. 12 48 19 67 7.0‐21 2.5‐14 . 10 . 2‐7 2 1 . 91 Casey, Jurrell 12 28 37 65 10.0‐49 4.5‐32 1‐0 1 . 1‐0 . . . 17 Morgan, Michael 12 29 27 56 3.0‐13 0.5‐5 . 3 . 1‐0 1 . . 37 Robey, Nickell 12 29 15 44 1.5‐5 . 3‐33 3 . . . . . 94 Armstead, A. 11 16 22 38 4.5‐14 1.0‐5 . . 1 1‐0 . . . 29 Starling, J. 9 22 15 37 . . 1‐0 1 . . . . . 98 Harris, DaJohn 12 11 24 35 5.5‐31 3.5‐19 1‐9 . . 1‐0 1 . . 54 Galippo, Chris 12 21 7 28 2.0‐13 1.0‐11 2‐8 . . . 2 . . 96 Horton, Wes 9 18 10 28 5.5‐55 4.0‐36 . 3 1 . 1 1 . 23 Horton, Shane 12 22 5 27 6.5‐18 1.0‐6 . 1 . . 1 . . 27 Jones, Marshall 12 13 12 25 1.5‐2 . 1‐0 3 . . 1 . . 8 Perry, Nick 11 11 9 20 6.0‐29 4.0‐27 . 2 . 1‐8 2 . . 34 Burnett, Tony 12 10 10 20 0.5‐3 ...... 30 Baucham, Brian 11 17 2 19 . . . 1 . . . . . 4 Harris, Torin 10 12 1 13 . . . 1 . 1‐0 . . . 26 Harper, Daniel 11 6 2 8 ...... 46 Cumming, Ross 12 5 3 8 ...... 90 Simmons, Derek 12 4 4 8 1.0‐2 . . 3 . . . . . 2 Gable, C.J. 12 5 3 8 ...... 89 Thomas, C. 12 3 3 6 ...... 1J Harfman, Jacob 12 2 3 5 ...... 14 Wright, D. 11 1 4 5 ...... TM Team 8 4 . 4 4.0‐7 . . . . 1‐0 . . . 92 Fangupo, Hebron 7224 ...... 38 Bryant. T.J. 4 2 1 3 ...... 4J Ellison, Rhett 12 2 1 3 ...... 81 Greene, Kevin 7 2 . 2 ...... 51 Andrew, Will 3.22 ...... 19 McAllister, D. 2 1 . 1 ...... 62 Pousson, Chris 12 1 . 1 ...... 0I Ausberry, David 12 1 . 1 ...... 13 Woods, Robert 12 . 1 1 ...... 74 Heberer, Zack 12 1 . 1 ...... 1I Butler, Brice 11 1 . 1 ...... 70 Smith, Tyron 11 ...... 2 . 67 Reardon, M. 12 ...... 1 . Total 12 472 352 824 75‐311 26‐178 14‐152 38 2 9‐15 13 6 . Opponents 12 567 276 843 56‐209 17‐116 11‐142 39 2 9‐3 12 . . 2010 GAME-BY-GAME STATS

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (USC game highs in bold face)

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Rushing: TCB-NET-TD Tyler 17-154-1 18-67-0 9-33-1 7-34-1 14-60-2 3-11-0 7-79-1 17-69-2 12-119-0 31-160-1 11-34-0 17-48-0 Bradford 8-52-0 3-10-0 12-131-1 7-84-0 21-223-2 13-33-1 9-27-0 3-9-0 1-2-0 -- 5-11-0 -- Baxter -- 9-49-0 7-24-0 14-75-0 1-(-1)-0 4-22-1 -- 2-14-0 17-52-0 3-13-0 -- 1-4-0 Gable 8-39-0 -- 6-36-0 7-12-0 -- -- 13-72-0 ------10-57-1 7-19-0 Havili 1-7-0 -- -- 4-80-1 -- 1-4-0 -- 10-38-0 4-12-0 3-21-0 1-2-0 2-20 Woods ------1-0-0 2-25-0 -- -- 1-5-0 2-20-0 -- Johnson ------2-17-0 1-5-0 1-(-1)-0 -- 1-4-0 ------Ausberry ------2-14-0 ------Mustain -- -- 1-2-0 ------3-7-0 2-1-1 Cameron ------1-6-0 -- Team -- -- 1-(-1)-0 ------3-(-4)-0 -- -- Barkley 1-(-6)-0 3-1-0 2-(-9)-0 -- 1-(-1)-0 5-33-0 2-(-5)-0 4-(-17)-1 8-(-2)-0 5-10-1 2-(-17)-0 --

Passing: PA-PC-INT-YDS-TD Barkley 23-18-0 35-20-0 26-17-2 25-16-2 20-14-0 45-28-0 37-25-0 49-26-2 37-26-2 35-21-1 19-10-1 -- 257-5 202-2 192-2 290-3 186-0 390-3 352-5 264-1 215-3 170-1 75-0 Mustain 4-2-0 -- -- 5-4-0 -- -- 7-5-0 -- -- 1-1-0 17-8-0 38-21-1 21-0 38-1 39-0 7-0 60-0 183-0 Tyler ------1-0-0 ------0-0

Receiving: NO-YDS-TD Woods 4-46-0 3-64-0 4-33-0 2-32-1 -- 12-224-3 7-116-2 7-59-0 3-18-0 8-41-0 3-15-0 9-87-0 Johnson 7-59-3 5-58-0 3-63-1 5-69-1 6-109-0 6-61-0 7-45-2 4-65-1 3-17-0 2-25-0 5-45-0 6-40-0 Havili 1-49-0 3-22-0 1-10-0 5-107-1 2-10-0 2-22-0 5-36-0 4-27-0 3-43-1 1-13-0 2-21-0 2-22-0 Ausberry 2-55-1 1-2-0 1-21-1 1-11-0 3-40-0 -- 4-53-1 2-26-0 3-21-1 2-14-0 1-9-0 -- Ellison 3-34-1 -- 3-45-0 1-29-0 -- -- 1-4-0 2-26-0 -- 3-32-1 1-10-0 5-38-0 Carswell 1-15-0 2-14-1 -- 3-63-0 -- 2-24-0 1-33-0 2-30-0 2-9-0 1-4-0 2-13-0 -- Tyler -- 2-18-0 -- -- 2-13-0 1-10-0 1-24-0 3-16-0 5-32-1 1-16-0 1-(-1)-0 -- Cameron 1-11-0 2-16-1 -- 1-7-0 1-14-0 4-24-0 -- 2-15-0 -- 2-10-0 -- -- Baxter -- 2-8-0 3-17-0 ------4-26-0 2-22-0 -- -- Butler 1-9-0 -- 1-4-0 1-7-1 -- 1-25-0 2-18-0 -- 3-49-0 ------Bradford ------1-8-0 ------1-19-0 -- Gable ------2-14-0 -- Ayles ------1-54-0 ------Ambles ------1-3-0 ------T. Smith -- -- 1-(-1)-0 ------

Punting: NO-YDS-LONG Harfman 2-88-52 7-299-52 3-110-48 -- 2-74-42 2-90-45 -- 5-226-51 6-261-51 2-85-46 6-228-52 7-257-49 Houston ------1-26-26 ------

Punt Returns: NO-YDS-LONG Johnson 3*-100-89 3-15-14 ------1-15-15 2-38-20 4-94-55 3-21-10 1-11-11 1-(-2)-(-2) 1-4-4 W. Horton ------1-24-24 ------McDonald ------1-24-24 ------Woods ------1-4-4 ------*Includes 1 touchdown return

Kickoff Returns: NO-YDS-LONG Woods 6-96-30 2-35-24 2*-122-97 1-10-10 6-163-56 3-86-33 1-25-25 8-200-39 -- 3-64-34 2-68-37 3-79-38 Gable ------2-56-37 ------5-130-56 -- Johnson ------3-57-27 ------Heberer 1-5-5 ------Morgan ------1-(-1)-(-1) ------*Includes 1 touchdown return

Interceptions: NO-YDS-TD Robey ------2-33-1 ------1-0-0 ------McDonald -- 1-0-0 -- 1-20-0 -- -- 1-0-0 ------Galippo -- -- 1-8-0 ------1-0-0 M. Smith ------1-74-1 ------D. Harris ------1-9-0 ------Kennard ------1-8-0 Starling -- -- 1-0-0 ------Casey ------1-0-0 ------Jones ------1-0-0 Name Hawaii Virginia Minn. Wash. St. Wash. Stanford Cal Oregon Ariz. St. Arizona Ore. St. No. Dame UCLA

Defensive Statistics: TAC-FOR LOSS-PASS DEF-FUM REC McDonald 4-0-1-0 14-0-1-0 7-1-0-0 6-1-0-0 11-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 6-1-1-0 13-0-1**-0 10-0-0-0 10-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 Kennard 2-1-0-0 7-0.5-0-0 4-0-0-0 8-0-0-0 10-1-0-0 7-0-0-0 6-1-1-0 13-1.5-0-0 4-0.5-0-0 -- 8-1.5-0-0 3-0-0-0 M. Smith 6-0-0-0 12-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 1-1-0-0 -- -- 7-1-0-0 7-1.5-1-0 7-0-0-0 12-1-0-0 S. Wright 3-0-1-0 8-1-2*-0 5-1-1-0 4-0-1-0 8-0-0-0 5-1-0-1 3-0-0-0 7-0.5-1-0 6-1.5-2-0 4-1-0-1 7-1-1-0 7-0-2-0 Casey 4-2-0-0 10-0-0-0 9-0.5-0-0 2-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 2-0-0-1 3-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 5-1-0-0 6-2-0-0 8-2.5-1-0 6-0-0-0 Morgan 5-1-1-0 5-0-0-0 3-0-0-1 3-0-0-0 6-0.5-0-0 7-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 7-0-1-0 4-0.5-0-0 5-0.5-0-0 6-0.5-0-0 4-0-0-0 Robey 6-0-1-0 2-0-2-0 5-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 6-0.5-0-0 3-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 Armstead 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-1.5-0-0 -- 4-1-0-0 3-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 7-0.5-0-1 -- 1-0-0-0 8-0-0-0 4-0.5-0-0 Starling 5-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 7-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 ------D. Harris -- 4-1-0-0 3-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 3-1.5-0-0 -- -- 6-1-0-0 5-0.5-0-0 1-0-0-1 8-0.5-0-0 3-0-0-0 Galippo 2-0-0-0 -- 2-1-0-0 2-1-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 -- 6-0-0-0 W. Horton 6-2-0-0 4-1.5-0-0 2-0-0-0 3-1-1**-0 ------4-0-1-0 4-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 1-0-1-0 S. Horton 2-0-0-0 -- -- 3-1-0-0 -- 10-2-0-0 1-1-0-0 11-2.5-1-0 ------Jones 0-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 -- 2-1-0-0 -- -- 5-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 1-0.5-2-0 3-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 Perry -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 3-0-1-0 2-1-0-0 2-1-0-0 3-0-0-0 3-2-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 1-1-1-1 Burnett 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 10-0.5-0-0 Baucham 1-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 T. Harris 2-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-1 -- -- 3-0-1-0 4-0-0-0 -- -- Harper -- -- 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 ------Cumming ------1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 -- D. Simmons 0-0-1-0 -- -- 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 2-0-2-0 -- 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 Gable -- 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 ------4-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 ------Thomas 1-0-0-0 -- -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- -- 1-0-0-0 -- -- 1-0-0-0 Harfman 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- -- 2-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 ------D. Wright ------2-0-0-0 -- -- 1-0-0-0 ------2-0-0-0 Team ------0-0-0-1 -- 1-1-0-0 2-2-0-0 ------1-1-0-0 Fangupo 2-0-0-0 -- -- 2-0-0-0 ------Bryant -- -- 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 ------Ellison -- -- 1-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 -- -- 1-0-0-0 -- Greene 1-0-0-0 -- -- 1-0-0-0 ------Andrew ------2-0-0-0 ------McAllister 1-0-0-0 ------Pousson ------1-0-0-0 -- -- Ausberry ------1-0-0-0 ------Woods ------1-0-0-0 ------Heberer 1-0-0-0 ------Butler ------1-0-0-0 ------T. Smith ------0-0-1***-0 ------0-0-1***-0 ------Reardon ------0-0-1*-0 -- -- *Includes 1 blocked field goal **Includes 1 blocked punt ***Includes 1 blocked PAT USC TEAM STATISTICS

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First Downs 25 18 21 28 26 24 34 27 24 24 18 12 Rush 13 5 13 14 14 7 13 7 10 12 9 4 Pass 11 10 7 14 11 17 19 15 12 11 4 8 Penalty 131010252150 Rush Attempts 35 33 38 39 39 28 36 36 43 46 35 29 Yds Gain 252 147 233 302 302 119 228 139 215 210 163 78 Yds Lost 6 20 17 17 4 11 17 26 28 5 43 4 Net Yards 246 127 216 285 298 108 211 113 187 205 120 74 Net Yds Pass 278 202 192 328 186 390 391 264 215 177 135 187 Pass Att 27 35 26 30 20 46 44 49 37 36 36 39 Pass Com 20 20 17 20 14 28 30 26 26 22 18 22 Had Int 002200022111 Tot Off Plays 62 68 64 69 59 74 80 85 80 82 71 68 Tot Net Yards 524 329 408 613 484 498 602 377 402 382 255 261 Avg/Play 8.5 4.8 6.4 8.9 8.2 6.7 7.5 4.4 5.0 4.7 3.6 3.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 3-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 3-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yds 11-100 13-140 7-71 5-39 5-49 8-53 8-54 3-22 5-46 8-60 5-46 8-47 Punts-Yds 2-88 7-299 3-110 0-0 2-74 2-90 1-26 5-226 6-261 2-85 6-228 7-257 Avg/Punt 44.0 42.7 36.7 0.0 37.0 45.0 26.0 45.2 43.5 42.5 38.0 36.7 Punt Ret-Yds 3-100 3-15 0-0 2-28 0-0 1-15 2-38 4-94 4-45 1-11 1-(-2) 1-4 KO Ret-Yds 7-101 2-35 2-122 2-9 6-163 3-86 3-81 8-200 3-57 3-64 7-198 3-79 Int-Yards 0-0 1-0 2-8 3-53 0-0 0-0 2-9 1-0 2-74 0-0 0-0 3-8 Fum Ret-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-8 Poss Time 27:53 31:36 31:15 30:36 30:00 29:34 36:38 32:35 36:48 37:27 27:32 31:35 3rd Down Con 9-12 5-15 4-10 8-12 3-7 9-15 7-14 8-17 4-15 7-15 4-16 4-17 4th Down Con 0-0 1-1 2-2 2-3 0-0 2-3 3-4 0-2 1-1 2-3 2-6 2-3 Sacks By-Yds 4-24 2-22 2-19 3-16 1-5 1-8 2-13 1-2 4-25 2-19 3-20 1-5 Game-By-Game Starters

Name Hawaii Virginia Minn. Wash. St. Wash. Stanford Cal Oregon Ariz. St. Arizona Ore. St. No. Dame UCLA

Offense WR Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods Woods LT Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil Kalil LG Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Reardon Reardon Reardon Reardon C O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd O'Dowd RG Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes Holmes RT T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith T. Smith Lewis TE Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison Ellison QB Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Barkley Mustain FB Havili Havili Havili Havili Havili Havili Havili Havili Havili Havili Havili Havili TB Tyler Tyler Tyler Bradford Tyler Bradford Bradford Tyler Baxter Tyler Tyler Tyler WR Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Ausberry Johnson Johnson Johnson

Defense LE Armstead W. Horton Armstead W. Horton Armstead Armstead Armstead Armstead Armstead Armstead Armstead Armstead LT D. Harris Armstead D. Harris D. Harris D. Harris D. Harris D. Harris D. Harris D. Harris D. Harris D. Harris D. Harris RT Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey RE W. Horton Perry Perry Perry Perry Perry Perry W. Horton W. Horton W. Horton Perry Perry SLB Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan Morgan MLB Kennard Kennard Kennard Kennard Kennard Kennard Kennard Kennard Galippo Galippo Galippo Galippo WLB M. Smith M. Smith M. Smith M. Smith M. Smith M. Smith Galippo Galippo M. Smith M. Smith M. Smith M. Smith CB S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright S. Wright SS Starling Starling Starling Starling Starling Starling Starling Starling Starling Jones Jones Jones FS McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald CB Robey Robey Robey Robey Robey Robey Robey Robey Robey Robey Robey Robey

OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICS

Name Hawaii Virginia Minn. Wash. St. Wash. Stanford Cal Oregon Ariz. St. Arizona Ore. St. No. Dame UCLA

First Downs 31 22 18 20 28 27 10 29 22 24 18 15 Rush 10 10 6 5 11 10 4 15 11 3 10 8 Pass 17 9 9 13 16 13 6 13 10 20 7 7 Penalty 433214011110 Rush Attempts 29 36 37 26 34 36 19 50 28 18 41 32 Yds Gain 186 173 111 100 240 210 72 329 143 71 210 160 Yds Lost 57 23 28 33 15 17 19 18 27 20 36 13 Net Yards 129 150 87 67 225 193 53 311 116 51 174 147 Net Yds Pass 459 190 224 256 311 285 193 288 282 353 154 149 Pass Att 49 37 29 41 41 24 29 32 42 48 24 34 Pass Com 27 17 15 26 25 20 15 19 25 32 17 20 Had Int 012300212003 Tot Off Plays 78 72 66 67 75 60 48 82 70 66 65 66 Tot Net Yards 588 340 307 323 537 478 246 599 398 404 328 296 Avg/Play 7.5 4.7 4.7 4.8 7.2 8.0 5.1 7.3 5.7 6.1 5.0 4.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 3-3 0-0 3-1 1-0 3-2 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yds 5-42 9-101 4-30 2-15 5-36 3-10 9-67 8-85 4-35 6-40 8-85 1-10 Punts-Yds 3-130 6-261 7-271 5-160 1-45 1-54 6-263 5-232 7-217 3-109 6-263 6-225 Avg/Punt 43.3 43.5 38.7 32.0 45.0 54.0 43.8 46.4 31.0 36.3 43.8 37.5 Punt Ret-Yds 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-4 1-1 0-0 3-54 1-0 1-2 2-23 0-0 KO Ret-Yds 4-82 3060 5-108 4-78 6-127 6-205 8-165 5-117 5-180 3-36 2-66 5-106 Int-Yards 0-0 0-0 2-9 2-(-1)-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-66 1-0 1-65 1-0 Fum Ret-Yds 1-(-2) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Poss Time 32:07 28:24 28:45 29:24 30:00 30:26 23:22 27:25 23:12 22:33 32:28 28:25 3rd Down Con 8-15 4-15 6-14 6-15 7-14 6-8 2-10 11-17 4-13 11-16 4-14 5-15 4th Down Con 0-1 2-3 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sacks By-Yds 1-6 2-19 1-11 0-0 1-1 1-6 1-9 2-7 4-27 0-0 4-30 0-0